CVE-2024-20404
Published: 05 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-20404 is a high-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Cisco Finesse. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-20404 is an SSRF vulnerability (CWE-918) in the web-based management interface of Cisco Finesse. It stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied input in specific HTTP requests and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2 with network attack vector, low complexity, and no required credentials or user interaction.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw by submitting a crafted HTTP request to the affected interface. Successful exploitation enables the attacker to obtain limited sensitive information from services associated with the device.
The Cisco Security Advisory at https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-finesse-ssrf-rfi-Um7wT8Ew addresses the issue. The EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.8381 with a current value of 0.8113.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-18119
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Finesse could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct an SSRF attack on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input for specific HTTP requests that…
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are sent to an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain limited sensitive information for services that are associated to the affected device.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.
Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.
Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.
Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.