CVE-2024-20401
"Cisco Secure Email Gateway File Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
Description
A vulnerability in the content scanning and message filtering features of Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of email attachments when file analysis and content filters are enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an email that contains a crafted attachment through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to replace any file on the underlying file system. The attacker could then perform any of the following actions: add users with root privileges, modify the device configuration, execute arbitrary code, or cause a permanent denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. Note: Manual intervention is required to recover from the DoS condition. Customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to help recover a device in this condition.
INFO
Published Date :
July 17, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 8:52 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-20401
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-20401 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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BleepingComputer
Cisco fixes root escalation vulnerability with public exploit code
Cisco has fixed a command injection vulnerability with public exploit code that lets attackers escalate privileges to root on vulnerable systems. Tracked as CVE-2024-20469, the security flaw was found ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-33533 to 33536: Zimbra Users at Risk of XSS and LFI Attacks
Zimbra Collaboration, a widely adopted email and collaboration platform disclosed three new security vulnerabilities. These flaws, identified as CVE-2024-33533, CVE-2024-33535, and CVE-2024-33536, imp ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
CISA & Microsoft Warn of 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Tuesday release addresses 88 vulnerabilities, including seven critical flaws and 10 zero-day vulnerabilities. Among these, six are currently being actively exploited in t ... Read more
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The Cyber Express
Weekly Vulnerability Report: Cyble Urges Fixes in SolarWinds, Cisco, Ivanti & Microsoft
Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) researchers have analyzed more than 100 security vulnerabilities in the last two weeks, with flaws in IT products from SolarWinds, Cisco, Ivanti, Microsoft, E ... Read more
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The Hacker News
Cisco Warns of Critical Flaw Affecting On-Prem Smart Software Manager
Cisco has released patches to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Smart Software Manager On-Prem (Cisco SSM On-Prem) that could enable a remote, unauthenticated attacker to change the p ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-20401 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-afw-bGG2UsjH -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A vulnerability in the content scanning and message filtering features of Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of email attachments when file analysis and content filters are enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an email that contains a crafted attachment through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to replace any file on the underlying file system. The attacker could then perform any of the following actions: add users with root privileges, modify the device configuration, execute arbitrary code, or cause a permanent denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. Note: Manual intervention is required to recover from the DoS condition. Customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to help recover a device in this condition. Added Reference Cisco Systems, Inc. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-afw-bGG2UsjH [No types assigned] Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-36 Added CVSS V3.1 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-20401 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-20401
weaknesses.