CVE-2019-1872 Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server and Cisco Expressway Series Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability

Medium 5.3 Published 5 Jun 2019 Updated 19 Nov 2024

Unauthenticated remote attackers can force Cisco TelePresence VCS to send arbitrary network requests, potentially bypassing network restrictions.

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

What is CVE-2019-1872?

CVE-2019-1872 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS), published on 5 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Cisco Expressway Series software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected system to send arbitrary network requests. The vulnerability is due to improper restrictions on network services in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send arbitrary network requests sourced from the affected system.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1872?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1872?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1872 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-2019-1872 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1872 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8m4x-vrfr-vphq.