Cisco DNA Center up to 1.2.4 Web-based Management Interface cross site scripting

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco DNA Center up to 1.2.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-1707. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco DNA Center up to 1.2.4. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted 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. Cisco DNA Center versions prior to 1.2.5 are affected.
The bug was discovered 03/06/2019. The weakness was disclosed 03/11/2019 as cisco-sa-20190306-dna-xss as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-1707 since 12/06/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading to version 1.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: DNA Center 1.2.5
Timeline
12/06/2018 🔍03/06/2019 🔍
03/11/2019 🔍
03/12/2019 🔍
07/23/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20190306-dna-xss
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-1707 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-1707
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131572
SecurityFocus: 107315
Entry
Created: 03/12/2019 07:15Updated: 07/23/2025 19:55
Changes: 03/12/2019 07:15 (59), 05/15/2020 14:43 (1), 07/31/2023 14:22 (4), 07/31/2023 14:23 (12), 07/23/2025 19:55 (15)
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