# CVE-2019-15260: Cisco Aironet Access Points Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can access specific URLs to gain elevated privileges, view sensitive data, modify wireless configurations, or disable the access point.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rfr3-7m2c-w5hg

## What is CVE-2019-15260?

CVE-2019-15260 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software, published on 16 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Points (APs) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to a targeted device with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient access control for certain URLs on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by requesting specific URLs from an affected AP. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain access to the device with elevated privileges. While the attacker would not be granted access to all possible configuration options, it could allow the attacker to view sensitive information and replace some options with values of their choosing, including wireless network configuration. It would also allow the attacker to disable the AP, creating a denial of service (DoS) condition for clients associated with the AP.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15260?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Cisco Aironet 1540 Firmware, Cisco Aironet 1560 Firmware, Cisco Aironet 1800 Firmware, Cisco Aironet 2800 Firmware, Cisco Aironet 3800 Firmware, Cisco Aironet 4800 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-15260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-15260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software

- [CVE-2019-15264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15264/): Cisco Aironet Access Points and Catalyst 9100 Access Points CAPWAP Denial of Service Vulnerability (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2019-15265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15265/): Cisco Aironet Access Points Bridge Protocol Data Unit Port Disable Denial of Service Vulnerability (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-15260 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-15260 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software, published on 16 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Aironet Access Point Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15260/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15260/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15260
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15260
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-15260

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