CVE-2019-1917 Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director REST API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass authentication to execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges via the REST API.
- 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-2019-1917?
CVE-2019-1917 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director, published on 17 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the REST API interface of Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary actions through the REST API with administrative privileges on the affected system. The REST API is enabled by default and cannot be disabled.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1917?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1917?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2019-1917 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1917 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director
- CVE-2020-3598 Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Missing Authentication Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-16004 Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-3485 Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Role-Based Access Control Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-34742 Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-3491 Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q69m-6hqq-2968.