CVE-2019-16004 Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass authentication on Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director REST API endpoints to interact with the system.

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-2019-16004?

CVE-2019-16004 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director, published on 23 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the REST API endpoint of Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to missing authentication on some of the API calls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a request to one of the affected calls. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to interact with some parts of the API.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16004?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16004?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16004 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-16004 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16004 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mg2f-7p87-hxwv.

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