Path Traversal in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager
CVE-2019-1717
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Video Surveillance Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of parameters handled by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an affected component. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from the affected device, which could contain sensitive information.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.101 (95.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Video Surveillance Manager — versions unspecified
- Cisco Video_surveillance_manager — versions 7.21
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1717?
- CVE-2019-1717 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1717?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.