Auth bypass in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software)
CVE-2019-1907
A vulnerability in the web server of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to set sensitive configuration values and gain elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of substring comparison operations that are performed by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker with read-only privileges to gain administrator privileges.
EPSS: 0.014 (70.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software) — versions unspecified
- Cisco Integrated_management_controller_supervisor
- Cisco Ucs_c125_m5
- Cisco Ucs_c4200
- Cisco Ucs_s3260
- Cisco Unified_computing_system — versions 4.0\(1c\)hs3, 4.0(1c)hs3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1907?
- CVE-2019-1907 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software), classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1907?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.