THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-1698
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2019-1698

Iot Field Network Director vulnerability

CVSS
4.9
EPSS
3.1%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in the web-based user interface of Cisco Internet of Things Field Network Director (IoT-FND) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read access to information that is stored on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing certain XML files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by importing a crafted XML file with malicious entries, which could allow the attacker to read files within the affected application. Versions prior to 4.4(0.26) are affected.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Iot Field Network Director
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE) Reference
Published
2019-02-21

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 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-1698

  • Confirm whether Cisco Iot Field Network Director is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-1698.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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