CVE-2019-1819 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published 16 May 2019 Updated 21 Nov 2024

Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal to view restricted application files containing sensitive information in Cisco Prime Infrastructure and EPN Manager.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2019-1819?

CVE-2019-1819 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, published on 16 May 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download and view files within the application that should be restricted. This vulnerability is due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in HTTP request parameters that describe filenames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using directory traversal techniques to submit a path to a desired file location. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view application files that may contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1819?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1819?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2019-1819 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1819 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rxw5-q35g-8ph9.