CVE-2019-15956 — Improper Access Control in Cisco WEB Security Appliance

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 59.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Cisco WEB Security ApplianceCisco AsyncosCisco WEB Security Appliance
Timeline
PublishedNov 26
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform an unauthorized system reset on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper authorization controls for a specific URL in the web management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could have a twofold impact: the attacker c…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5cisco/cisco_web_security_applianceunspecified — n/a
▶NVDcisco/web_security_appliance10.5.2-072, 11.5.1-fcs-125, 11.7.0-fcs-418+2
▶NVDcisco/asyncos10.1 — 10.1.5-004+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-8pmp-qg97-8gmp: A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
Cisco Web Security Appliance Unauthorized Device Reset Vulnerability↗2019-11-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco Web Security Appliance Unauthorized Device Reset Vulnerability↗2019-11-06
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