# CVE-2019-1662: Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance Software Unauthenticated Access Vulnerability

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can access the QOVR service as a valid user due to insufficient authentication controls in Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2019
- **Updated:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jcx4-2jj5-xr9c

## What is CVE-2019-1662?

CVE-2019-1662 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance, published on 21 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the Quality of Voice Reporting (QOVR) service of Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance (PCA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the system as a valid user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the QOVR service with a valid username. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform actions with the privileges of the user that is used for access. This vulnerability affects Cisco PCA Software Releases prior to 12.1 SP2.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1662?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1662?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1662 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1662 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1662 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance

- [CVE-2015-6389](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6389/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2015-4304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4304/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2017-6659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6659/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-4306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4306/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2016-1392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1392/): Open redirect in n/a (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1662 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1662 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance, published on 21 Feb 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-2019-1662 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance. 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-2019-1662/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1662/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1662
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1662
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1662

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