Cisco Identity Services Engine Web-based Management Interface Parameter cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Identity Services Engine. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Web-based Management Interface. Such manipulation as part of Parameter leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-1673. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco Identity Services Engine (Policy Management Software) (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based interface. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of some parameters passed to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user of the interface to click a specific link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. For information about fixed software releases, consult the Cisco bug ID at https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvn64652. When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to regularly consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts page, to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.

The bug was discovered 02/06/2019. The weakness was disclosed 02/08/2019 as cisco-sa-20190206-ise-xss as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-1673 since 12/06/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/09/2023). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Policy Management Software

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• Cisco

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• Identity Services Engine

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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