CVE-2024-20497

Cisco Expressway Edge Improper Authorization Vulnerability

Published Sep 4, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Expressway Edge (Expressway-E) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to masquerade as another user on an affected system.

This vulnerability is due to inadequate authorization checks for Mobile and Remote Access (MRA) users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a series of crafted commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to intercept calls that are destined for a particular phone number or to make phone calls and have that phone number appear on the caller ID. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be an MRA user on an affected system.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cisco

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`X8.11.2`	affected	—
`X8.6`	affected	—
`X8.11.3`	affected	—
`X8.2.2`	affected	—
`X8.8.3`	affected	—
`X8.11.0`	affected	—
`X12.5.2`	affected	—
`X8.1.1`	affected	—
`X8.9`	affected	—
`X12.5.1`	affected	—
`X12.5.6`	affected	—
`X8.7.3`	affected	—
`X12.6.0`	affected	—
`X8.11.1`	affected	—
`X8.5`	affected	—
`X8.9.1`	affected	—
`X8.10.2`	affected	—
`X8.8.2`	affected	—
`X8.5.3`	affected	—
`X8.1`	affected	—
`X8.9.2`	affected	—
`X8.11.4`	affected	—
`X12.5.4`	affected	—
`X8.8.1`	affected	—
`X8.2.1`	affected	—
`X8.5.1`	affected	—
`X8.6.1`	affected	—
`X8.1.2`	affected	—
`X8.8`	affected	—
`X8.10.0`	affected	—
`X12.5.3`	affected	—
`X8.10.1`	affected	—
`X12.5.7`	affected	—
`X8.10.3`	affected	—
`X8.7.1`	affected	—
`X8.2`	affected	—
`X12.5.8`	affected	—
`X8.7`	affected	—
`X8.5.2`	affected	—
`X12.5.9`	affected	—
`X12.5.0`	affected	—
`X8.10.4`	affected	—
`X8.7.2`	affected	—
`X12.5.5`	affected	—
`X12.6.1`	affected	—
`X12.6.2`	affected	—
`X12.6.3`	affected	—
`X12.6.4`	affected	—
`X12.7.0`	affected	—
`X12.7.1`	affected	—
`X14.0.0`	affected	—
`X14.0.1`	affected	—
`X14.0.2`	affected	—
`X14.0.3`	affected	—
`X14.0.4`	affected	—
`X14.0.5`	affected	—
`X14.0.6`	affected	—
`X14.0.7`	affected	—
`X14.0.8`	affected	—
`X14.2.0`	affected	—
`X14.0.9`	affected	—
`X14.2.1`	affected	—
`X14.2.2`	affected	—
`X14.0.11`	affected	—
`X14.2.5`	affected	—
`X14.0.10`	affected	—
`X14.2.6`	affected	—
`X14.2.7`	affected	—
`X14.3.0`	affected	—
`X14.3.1`	affected	—
`X14.3.2`	affected	—
`X14.3.3`	affected	—
`X15.0.0`	affected	—
`X14.3.4`	affected	—
`X14.3.5`	affected	—
`X15.0.1`	affected	—
`X15.0.2`	affected	—
`X15.0.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway-e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-18212	A vulnerability in Cisco Expressway Edge (Expressway-E) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to masquerade as another user on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate authorization checks for Mobile and Remote Access (MRA) users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a series of crafted commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to intercept calls that are destined for a particular phone number or to make phone calls and have that phone number appear on the caller ID. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be an MRA user on an affected system.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.322% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-expressway-auth-kdFrcZ2j

History

Aug 13, 2025 12:00 AM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cisco Cisco expressway-e
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway-e::::::::
Vendors & Products		Cisco Cisco expressway-e

Sep 4, 2024 6:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Sep 4, 2024 4:45 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A vulnerability in Cisco Expressway Edge (Expressway-E) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to masquerade as another user on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate authorization checks for Mobile and Remote Access (MRA) users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a series of crafted commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to intercept calls that are destined for a particular phone number or to make phone calls and have that phone number appear on the caller ID. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be an MRA user on an affected system.
Title		Cisco Expressway Edge Improper Authorization Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-285
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-expressway-auth-kdFrcZ2j
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`