CVE-2024-20279: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Unauthorized Policy Actions Vulnerability

Published Aug 28, 2024
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Updated

A vulnerability in the restricted security domain implementation of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify the behavior of default system policies, such as quality of service (QoS) policies, on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access control when restricted security domains are used to implement multi-tenancy. An attacker with a valid user account associated with a restricted security domain could exploit this vulnerability. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read, modify, or delete child policies created under default system policies, which are implicitly used by all tenants in the fabric, resulting in disruption of network traffic. Exploitation is not possible for policies under tenants that an attacker has no authorization to access.

Affected Software

222 affected components
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(1d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(1j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(1n\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(1o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(1r\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(1s\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(2h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(2i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(3f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(4e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(4f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(4g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(4i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(4l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.1\(4m\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(1h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(1i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(1k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(1m\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(2g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(2h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(2i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(2j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(3c\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(3e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(3h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.2\(3m\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.3\(1g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.3\(1h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.3\(1i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.3\(1j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.3\(2f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.3\(2h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.3\(2i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.3\(2j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=1.3\(2k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(1k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(1l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(1m\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(1n\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(1o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(1p\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(1q\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(1r\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(2f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(2g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(2h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(2l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(2m\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(2n\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.0\(2o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.1\(1h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.1\(1i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.1\(2e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.1\(2f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.1\(2g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.1\(2k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.1\(3g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.1\(3h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.1\(3j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.1\(4a\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(1k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(1n\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(1o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(2e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(2f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(2i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(2j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(2k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(2q\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(3j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(3p\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(3r\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(3s\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(3t\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(4f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(4p\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(4q\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.2\(4r\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.3\(1e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.3\(1f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.3\(1i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.3\(1l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.3\(1o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=2.3\(1p\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.0\(1i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.0\(1k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.0\(2h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.0\(2k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.0\(2m\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.0\(2n\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.1\(1i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.1\(2m\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.1\(2o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.1\(2p\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.1\(2q\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.1\(2s\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.1\(2t\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.1\(2u\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.1\(2v\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(1l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(1m\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(2l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(2o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(3i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(3j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(3n\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(3o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(3r\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(3s\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(4d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(4e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(5d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(5e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(5f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(6i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(7f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(7k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(8d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(9b\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(9f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(9h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(10e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(10f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(10g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=3.2\(41d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.0\(1h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.0\(2c\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.0\(3c\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.0\(3d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(1a\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(1i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(1j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(1k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(1l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(2g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(2m\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(2o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(2s\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(2u\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(2w\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.1\(2x\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(1g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(1i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(1j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(1l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(2e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(2f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(2g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(3j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(3l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(3n\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(3q\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(4i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(4k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(4o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(4p\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(5k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(5l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(5n\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(6d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(6g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(6h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(6l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(6o\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(7f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(7l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(7q\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(7r\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(7s\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(7t\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(7u\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(7v\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=4.2\(7w\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.0\(1k\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.0\(1l\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.0\(2e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.0\(2h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.1\(1h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.1\(2e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.1\(3e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.1\(4c\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(1g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(2e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(2f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(2g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(2h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(3e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(3f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(3g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(4d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(4e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(4f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(4h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(5c\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(5d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(5e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(6e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(6g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(6h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(7f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(7g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(8d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(8e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(8f\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(8g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(8h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.2\(8i\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.3\(1d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.3\(2a\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=5.3\(2b\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=6.0\(1g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=6.0\(1j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=6.0\(2h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=6.0\(2j\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=6.0\(3d\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=6.0\(3e\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=6.0\(3g\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=6.0\(4c\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=6.0\(5h\)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller=6.0\(5j\)

Event History

Aug 28, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:19 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:19 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-20279?

CVE-2024-20279 has been assigned a high severity rating due to its potential impact on system policies.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-20279?

To mitigate CVE-2024-20279, it is recommended to apply the latest security updates provided by Cisco for the Application Policy Infrastructure Controller.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2024-20279?

CVE-2024-20279 affects users of the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) with restricted security domain implementations.

4

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2024-20279?

CVE-2024-20279 could allow an authenticated attacker to modify critical system policies, including quality of service (QoS) settings.

5

Is CVE-2024-20279 exploitable remotely?

Yes, CVE-2024-20279 can be exploited by an authenticated remote attacker.

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