THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-12691
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2019-12691

Secure Firewall Management Center vulnerability

CVSS
4.9
EPSS
3.9%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a directory traversal attack on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass Cisco FMC Software security restrictions and gain access to the underlying filesystem of the affected device.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Secure Firewall Management Center
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2019-10-02

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 3.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-12691

  • Confirm whether Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-12691.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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