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Cisco Smart Software Manager (SSM) On-Prem Account Takeover (CVE-2024-20419)

Disclosed
07/20/2024
Created
09/24/2024

Description

This module exploits an improper access control vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager (SSM) On-Prem <= 8-202206. An unauthenticated remote attacker can change the password of any existing user, including administrative users.

Author(s)

  • Michael Heinzl
  • Mohammed Adel

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use auxiliary/admin/http/cisco_ssm_onprem_account
msf auxiliary(cisco_ssm_onprem_account) > show actions
    ...actions...
msf auxiliary(cisco_ssm_onprem_account) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(cisco_ssm_onprem_account) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(cisco_ssm_onprem_account) > run

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