# CVE-2019-1976: Cisco Industrial Network Director Configuration Data Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can access sensitive configuration data and administrative credentials via the web interface.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xjjh-6mhx-q6jr

## What is CVE-2019-1976?

CVE-2019-1976 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director, published on 5 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the “plug-and-play” services component of Cisco Industrial Network Director (IND) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper access restrictions on the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access running configuration information about devices managed by the IND, including administrative credentials.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1976?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Industrial Network Director, Cisco Network Level Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1976?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1976 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1976 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1976 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Industrial Network Director

- [CVE-2023-20036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20036/): Cisco Industrial Network Director Command Injection Vulnerability (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-20038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20038/): Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Industrial Network Director (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-1861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1861/): Cisco Industrial Network Director Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-3567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3567/): Cisco Industrial Network Director Denial of Service Vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-15973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15973/): Cisco Industrial Network Director Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1976 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1976 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director, published on 5 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1976 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Industrial Network Director. 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-2019-1976/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1976/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1976
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1976
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1976

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