CVE-2019-12701 Cisco Firepower Management Center Software File and Malware Policy Bypass Vulnerability

Medium 5.8 Published 2 Oct 2019 Updated 19 Nov 2024

An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass file and malware inspection policies by sending crafted HTTP requests, allowing malicious traffic to pass through the device.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-12701?

CVE-2019-12701 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, published on 2 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the file and malware inspection feature of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the file and malware inspection policies on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software insufficiently validates incoming traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the file and malware inspection policies and send malicious traffic through the affected device.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12701?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, Cisco Vdb Fingerprint Database.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-12701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-45g8-5xrw-r5wm.