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CVE-2019-1867

10.0 · CRITICAL

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on the REST API.

Published May 10, 2019CWE-287EPSS 30.34%

Overview

CVE-2019-1867 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 10, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 10.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on the REST API. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of API requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the REST API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary actions through the REST API with administrative privileges on an affected system.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190507-esc-authbypassReftools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190507-esc-authbypass

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1867?

CVE-2019-1867 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 10, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2019-1867?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 10.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-1867?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2019-1867?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2019-1867 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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