# CVE-2019-1828: Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Weak Credential Encryption Vulnerability

> Weak credential encryption allows remote attackers to decrypt intercepted admin credentials via MITM, gaining full administrative access to Cisco RV320/RV325 routers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 4 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-69rm-7rjq-rh7j

## What is CVE-2019-1828?

CVE-2019-1828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Rv320 Firmware, published on 4 Apr 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 Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access administrative credentials. The vulnerability exists because affected devices use weak encryption algorithms for user credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by conducting a man-in-the-middle attack and decrypting intercepted credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain access to an affected device with administrator privileges. This vulnerability affects Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers running firmware releases prior to 1.4.2.22.

Weakness: CWE-327 (Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1828?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Rv320 Firmware, Cisco Rv325 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1828?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1828 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Rv320 Firmware

- [CVE-2019-1653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1653/): Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Information Disclosure (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-1652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1652/): Cisco Small Business Routers Improper Input Validation (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-20117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20117/): Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers Command Injection Vulnerabilities (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-20128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20128/): Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers Command Injection Vulnerabilities (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2019-1827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1827/): Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Online Help Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1828 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Rv320 Firmware, published on 4 Apr 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-2019-1828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Rv320 Firmware. 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-2019-1828/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1828/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1828
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1828
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1828

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1828/
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