What is CVE-2019-1816?

CVE-2019-1816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa), classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-1816?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 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: 0.006 (46.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa) — versions unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Cisco Web_security_appliance — versions 10.5.2-072, 11.0.0-641, 11.5.0-fcs-614

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1816?: CVE-2019-1816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa), classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-1816?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.