CVE-2019-1863 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Authenticated attackers with read-only access can escalate privileges to modify critical system configurations in Cisco IMC.
- 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-2019-1863?
CVE-2019-1863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 21 Aug 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 Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to make unauthorized changes to the system configuration. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow a user with read-only privileges to change critical system configurations using administrator privileges.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1863?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Integrated Management Controller Supervisor, Cisco Unified Computing System.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1863?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1863 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1863 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Computing System
- CVE-2019-1935 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Unified Computing System Director
- CVE-2019-1937 Auth bypass in Cisco Unified Computing System Director
- CVE-2019-1974 Auth bypass in Cisco Unified Computing System Director
- CVE-2015-6259 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2019-1864 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6xp-ghfg-8fj4.