Cisco UCS Director/UCS Director Express for Big Data Web-based Management Interface Authentication Request improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco UCS Director and UCS Director Express for Big Data. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation as part of Authentication Request leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-1938. The attack can be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco UCS Director and UCS Director Express for Big Data (Virtualization Software) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation as part of a Authentication Request leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrator privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper authentication request handling. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow an unprivileged attacker to access and execute arbitrary actions through certain APIs.

The weakness was presented 08/21/2019 as cisco-sa-20190821-ucsd-authbyp as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-1938 since 12/06/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/06/2018 🔍
08/21/2019 +258 days 🔍
08/22/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/28/2023 +1559 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20190821-ucsd-authbyp
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-1938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-1938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140568

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2019 09:48 AM
Updated: 11/28/2023 01:15 PM
Changes: 08/22/2019 09:48 AM (41), 08/02/2020 05:55 PM (18), 11/28/2023 01:15 PM (14)
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