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Cisco IOS-XR: CVE-2024-20489: Cisco Routed Passive Optical Network Controller Vulnerabilities

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Cisco IOS-XR: CVE-2024-20489: Cisco Routed Passive Optical Network Controller Vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
09/11/2024
Created
09/13/2024
Added
09/12/2024
Modified
11/13/2024

Description

A vulnerability in the storage method of the PON Controller configuration file could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to obtain the MongoDB credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper storage of the unencrypted database credentials on the device that is running Cisco IOS XR Software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the configuration files on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view MongoDB credentials.

Solution(s)

  • update-xros

References

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