CVE-2019-1717 Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Web-Based Management Interface Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published 15 May 2019 Updated 19 Nov 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can download arbitrary files from Cisco Video Surveillance Manager via malicious requests, exposing sensitive information.

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-2019-1717?

CVE-2019-1717 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager, published on 15 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Video Surveillance Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of parameters handled by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an affected component. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from the affected device, which could contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1717?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Video Surveillance Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1717?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2019-1717 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1717 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f37q-2cvq-g869.