CVE-2019-1904 Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
An attacker can trick an admin into clicking a link to execute arbitrary commands or change configurations on Cisco IOS XE devices with the HTTP server enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1904?
CVE-2019-1904 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 21 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based UI (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web UI on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to follow a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions with the privilege level of the affected user. If the user has administrative privileges, the attacker could alter the configuration, execute commands, or reload an affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Software with the HTTP Server feature enabled. The default state of the HTTP Server feature is version dependent.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1904?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1904?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1904 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1904 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xe
- CVE-2023-20198 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2018-0151 Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Quality of Service Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-20273 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection
- CVE-2025-20188 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco IOS XE Software
- CVE-2021-34770 Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mj96-mvxg-hrm7.