Cisco Identity Services Engine Software up to 3.3.0 Web-based Management Interface unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-20296. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need at least valid Policy Admin credentials on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of files that are uploaded to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading arbitrary files to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to store malicious files on the system, execute arbitrary commands on the operating system, and elevate privileges to root.

It is possible to read the advisory at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-20296 since 11/08/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/08/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

• Policy Management Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Identity Services Engine Software

Version

• 2.7.0
• 2.7.0 p1
• 2.7.0 p2
• 2.7.0 p3
• 2.7.0 p4
• 2.7.0 p5
• 2.7.0 p6
• 2.7.0 p7
• 2.7.0 p8
• 2.7.0 p9
• 2.7.0 p10
• 3.0.0
• 3.0.0 p1
• 3.0.0 p2
• 3.0.0 p3
• 3.0.0 p4
• 3.0.0 p5
• 3.0.0 p6
• 3.0.0 p7
• 3.0.0 p8
• 3.1.0
• 3.1.0 p1
• 3.1.0 p2
• 3.1.0 p3
• 3.1.0 p4
• 3.1.0 p5
• 3.1.0 p6
• 3.1.0 p7
• 3.1.0 p8
• 3.1.0 p9
• 3.2.0
• 3.2.0 p1
• 3.2.0 p2
• 3.2.0 p3
• 3.2.0 p4
• 3.2.0 p5
• 3.2.0 p6
• 3.3.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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