CVE-2019-1754 Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authenticated low-privilege attacker can execute arbitrary privileged commands via the web UI due to improper authorization checks.

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-2019-1754?

CVE-2019-1754 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 authorization subsystem 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 improper validation of user privileges of web UI users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious payload to a specific endpoint in the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the lower-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary commands with higher privileges on the affected device.

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1754?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-1754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Ios Xe vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r338-g5vj-mxfp.

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