VDB-132535 · CVE-2019-1755 · BID 107380

Cisco IOS XE Web Services Management Agent HTTP Requests input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Cisco IOS XE. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web Services Management Agent. This manipulation as part of HTTP Requests causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-1755. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco IOS XE (Router Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Web Services Management Agent. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Requests leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the Web Services Management Agent (WSMA) function of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary Cisco IOS commands as a privilege level 15 user. The vulnerability occurs because the affected software improperly sanitizes user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted HTTP requests to the targeted application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected device.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2019. The weakness was published 03/28/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-1755 since 12/06/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/17/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316391 (Cisco IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability(cisco-sa-20190327-iosxe-cmdinj)).

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

Similar entries are available at VDB-132539, VDB-132536, VDB-132534 and VDB-132533. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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12/06/2018 🔍
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08/17/2023 +1603 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-1755 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-1755
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132535
SecurityFocus: 107380

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2019 13:59
Updated: 08/17/2023 09:27
Changes: 03/28/2019 13:59 (58), 05/22/2020 11:56 (2), 08/17/2023 09:22 (3), 08/17/2023 09:27 (10)
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