CVE-2019-1753 Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Authenticated low-privilege attackers can execute arbitrary privileged commands on Cisco IOS XE devices via the web UI due to insufficient input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1753?
CVE-2019-1753 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 28 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated but unprivileged (level 1), remote attacker to run privileged Cisco IOS commands by using the web UI. The vulnerability is due to a failure to validate and sanitize input in Web Services Management Agent (WSMA) functions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious payload to the affected device's web UI. A successful exploit could allow the lower-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary commands with higher privileges on the affected device.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1753?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1753?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1753 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1753 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xe
- CVE-2023-20198 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2018-0151 Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Quality of Service Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-20273 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection
- CVE-2025-20188 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco IOS XE Software
- CVE-2021-34770 Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c7q8-hx63-756r.