Cisco ASA/FTD ACL Bypass via NSG Logic Error
CVE-2024-20384 Published on October 23, 2024

A vulnerability in the Network Service Group (NSG) feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured access control list (ACL) and allow traffic that should be denied to flow through an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a logic error that occurs when NSG ACLs are populated on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing a connection to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured ACL rules.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-20384 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

This attack-focused weakness is caused by improperly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-20384

stack.watch emails you whenever new vulnerabilities are published in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software or Cisco Firepower Threat Defense. Just hit a watch button to start following.

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software
 
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
 

Affected Versions

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software: Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software: cisco adaptive_security_appliance: cisco firepower_threat_defense_software:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.13%
Percentile
32.19%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.