CVE-2019-1841 Cisco DNA Center Unintended Proxy Via SWIM Import Interface Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can exploit insufficient input validation in the SWIM Import interface to access unauthorized internal services, bypassing firewall protections.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-1841?

CVE-2019-1841 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center), published on 18 Apr 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the Software Image Management feature of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access to internal services without additional authentication. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending arbitrary HTTP requests to internal services. An exploit could allow the attacker to bypass any firewall or other protections to access unauthorized internal services. DNAC versions prior to 1.2.5 are affected.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-441

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1841?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Catalyst Center.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1841?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2019-1841 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qv68-8f3p-28pf.

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