Cisco FirePOWER Management Center Web-based Management Interface sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco FirePOWER Management Center. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-12685. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco FirePOWER Management Center (Firewall Software) (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL injections on an affected device. These vulnerabilities exist due to improper input validation. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending crafted SQL queries to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view information that they are not authorized to view, make changes to the system that they are not authorized to make, and execute commands within the underlying operating system that may affect the availability of the device.

The weakness was disclosed 10/02/2019 as cisco-sa-20191002-fmc-sql-inj as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-12685 since 06/04/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Firewall Software

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• Cisco

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• FirePOWER Management Center

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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