THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-12624
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2019-12624

Ios Xe vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
18.7%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IOS XE New Generation Wireless Controller (NGWC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to follow a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions on an affected device by using a web browser and with the privileges of the user.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Ios Xe
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Published
2019-08-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 18.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-12624

  • Confirm whether Cisco Ios Xe is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-12624.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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