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CVE-2024-20439

Sept. 13, 2024, 7:35 p.m.

CVSS Score

9.8 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
cisco
  • smart_license_utility
  • *

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system by using a static administrative credential. This vulnerability is due to an undocumented static user credential for an administrative account. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the static credentials to log in to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected system with administrative privileges over the API of the Cisco Smart Licensing Utility application.

Weaknesses

CWE-798
Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.

CWE ID: 798
CWE-912
Hidden Functionality

The product contains functionality that is not documented, not part of the specification, and not accessible through an interface or command sequence that is obvious to the product's users or administrators.

CWE ID: 912

Date

Published: Sept. 4, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Sept. 13, 2024, 7:35 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has had analysis completed and all data associations made.

More info

Source

ykramarz@cisco.com

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a cisco smart_license_utility / / / / / / / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References