CVEvulnerability

CVE-2024-20489

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2024-09-11 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2024-09-11
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.4 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-256, CWE-522

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.

Affected configurations

• cisco ios xr 24.1.1 • cisco ios xr 24.1.2 • cisco ios xr 24.2.1 • cisco ios xr 24.2.11 • cisco ios xr 24.3.1

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password weakness
  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials weakness

References