CVE-2024-4578 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2024-4578 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 27/06/2024 | CVE Updated: 01/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2024
Source: Arista | Vendor: Arista Networks | Product: Arista Wireless Access Points
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2024-4578 Description

This Advisory describes an issue that impacts Arista Wireless Access Points. Any entity with the ability to authenticate via SSH to an affected AP as the “config” user is able to cause a privilege escalation via spawning a bash shell. The SSH CLI session does not require high permissions to exploit this vulnerability, but the config password is required to establish the session. The spawned shell is able to obtain root privileges.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 8.4 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* ADJACENT_NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* HIGH
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-77
CWE Name: CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ( Command Injection )
Source: Arista Networks

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-ID: CAPEC-122
CAPEC Description: CAPEC-122 Privilege Abuse


Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).