{"id":"CVE-2024-20521","aliases":["EUVD-2024-18236","GHSA-x5pm-5rmv-3pmj"],"status":"published","title":"Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities","description":"A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Routers could allow an authenticated, Administrator-level, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid Administrator credentials on the affected device.\r\n\u0026nbsp;\r\nThis vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. 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