Cisco IOS XE NGWC Web-based Management Interface cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS XE NGWC. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-12624. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE NGWC (Router Operating System) (version now known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IOS XE New Generation Wireless Controller (NGWC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to follow a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions on an affected device by using a web browser and with the privileges of the user.

The weakness was released 08/21/2019 as cisco-sa-20190821-iosxe-ngwc-c as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-12624 since 06/04/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47153). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Router Operating System

Vendor

Cisco

Name

IOS XE NGWC

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/04/2019 🔍
08/21/2019 +78 days 🔍
08/22/2019 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20190821-iosxe-ngwc-c
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-12624 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-12624
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140531
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2019 09:21
Updated: 08/16/2024 13:13
Changes: 08/22/2019 09:21 (39), 08/02/2020 14:16 (18), 11/28/2023 10:01 (14), 08/16/2024 13:13 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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