What is CVE-2019-1698?

CVE-2019-1698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Iot Field Network Director (Iot-fnd), classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2019-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-1698?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-1698 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Cisco Iot Field Network Director (Iot-fnd)

CVE-2019-1698

A vulnerability in the web-based user interface of Cisco Internet of Things Field Network Director (IoT-FND) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read access to information that is stored on an affected system. Th…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.007 (71.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Iot Field Network Director (Iot-fnd) — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

raytran54/CVE-2019-1698

References

20190220 Cisco IoT Field Network Director XML External Entity Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)
107093 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1698?: CVE-2019-1698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Iot Field Network Director (Iot-fnd), classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2019-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-1698?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-1698 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.