Path Traversal in Cisco Firepower Management Center
CVE-2019-12691
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a directory traversal attack on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass Cisco FMC Software security restrictions and gain access to the underlying filesystem of the affected device.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.051 (92.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower Management Center — versions unspecified
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191002… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12691?
- CVE-2019-12691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2019-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12691?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.