# CVE-2019-16003: Cisco UCS Director Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to download system log files from Cisco UCS Director via the web interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 15 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5h32-5fxq-gm74

## What is CVE-2019-16003?

CVE-2019-16003 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco UCS Director, published on 26 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco UCS Director could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to download system log files from an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an issue in the authentication logic of the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download log files if they were previously generated by an administrator.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16003?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Ucs Director.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-16003?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-16003 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director

- [CVE-2020-3239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3239/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-3240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3240/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-3243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3243/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-3247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3247/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-3248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3248/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-16003 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-16003 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco UCS Director, published on 26 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco UCS Director. 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-2019-16003/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16003/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16003
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16003
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16003

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