What is CVE-2019-1816?

CVE-2019-1816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa), classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-1816?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa)

CVE-2019-1816

A vulnerability in the log subscription subsystem of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.001 (30.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa) — versions unspecified, unspecified, unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

20190501 Cisco Web Security Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1816?: CVE-2019-1816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa), classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-1816?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.