# CVE-2019-1657: Cisco AMP Threat Grid API Key Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> An authenticated attacker can access sensitive information via insecure API keys in Cisco AMP Threat Grid.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wrcw-xwfj-3r9j

## What is CVE-2019-1657?

CVE-2019-1657 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco AMP Threat Grid Appliance Software, published on 24 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco AMP Threat Grid could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to unsafe creation of API keys. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using insecure credentials to gain unauthorized access to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to information by using the API key credentials.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1657?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Amp Threat Grid Appliance, Cisco Amp Threat Grid Cloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1657?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1657 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1657 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1657 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco AMP Threat Grid Appliance Software

- [CVE-2016-1443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1443/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1657 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1657 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco AMP Threat Grid Appliance Software, published on 24 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1657 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco AMP Threat Grid Appliance 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-2019-1657/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1657/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1657
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1657
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1657

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1657/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.