Guarding Against SQL Injection: Securing Your Cisco Firepower Management Center

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks on an affected system.

This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not adequately validate user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the application and sending crafted SQL queries to an affected system.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain any data from the database, execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, and elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need at least Read Only user credentials.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability

What Is SQL Injection?

SQL injection is a type of security vulnerability that occurs when an attacker manipulates input data to execute arbitrary SQL queries against a database. In the case of Cisco FMC Software, an authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted SQL queries to the web-based management interface.