# CVE-2019-1953: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Password Recovery Vulnerability

> An authenticated attacker can view the admin password in clear text via logs, enabling unauthorized access to the Cisco NFVIS system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ppgh-3fjj-h297

## What is CVE-2019-1953?

CVE-2019-1953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software, published on 8 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 portal of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view a password in clear text. The vulnerability is due to incorrectly logging the admin password when a user is forced to modify the default password when logging in to the web portal for the first time. Subsequent password changes are not logged and other accounts are not affected. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by viewing the admin clear text password and using it to access the affected system. The attacker would need a valid user account to exploit this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1953?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Enterprise Nfv Infrastructure Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software

- [CVE-2022-20777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20777/): Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Vulnerabilities (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-20779](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20779/): Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Vulnerabilities (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-20780](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20780/): Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Vulnerabilities (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-34746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34746/): Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-3470](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3470/): Cisco Integrated Management Controller Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1953 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software, published on 8 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software. 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-2019-1953/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1953/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1953
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1953
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1953

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