# CVE-2019-1861: Cisco Industrial Network Director Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Authenticated administrators can upload arbitrary files to execute code with elevated privileges in Cisco Industrial Network Director.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 20 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2vgx-3f92-37q8

## What is CVE-2019-1861?

CVE-2019-1861 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director, published on 5 Jun 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the software update feature of Cisco Industrial Network Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of files uploaded to the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected system using administrator privileges and uploading an arbitrary file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1861?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Industrial Network Director.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1861?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1861 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Industrial Network Director

- [CVE-2023-20036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20036/): Cisco Industrial Network Director Command Injection Vulnerability (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-20038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20038/): Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Industrial Network Director (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-1976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1976/): Cisco Industrial Network Director Configuration Data Information Disclosure Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-3567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3567/): Cisco Industrial Network Director Denial of Service Vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-15973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15973/): Cisco Industrial Network Director Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1861 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1861 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director, published on 5 Jun 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Industrial Network Director. 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-2019-1861/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1861/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1861
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1861
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1861

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