Vulnerability in Cisco Network Assurance Engine
CVE-2019-1688
A vulnerability in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain unauthorized access or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the server. The vulnerability is due to a fault in the password management system of NAE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with the default administrator password via the CLI of an affected server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view potentially sensitive information or bring the server down, causing a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) Release 3.0(1). The default password condition only affects new installations of Release 3.0(1).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Network Assurance Engine — versions 3.0(1)
- Cisco Network Assurance Engine — versions 3.0(1), 3.0\(1\)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190212… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107010 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1688?
- CVE-2019-1688 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Network Assurance Engine, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1688?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.