CVE-2019-1688

HIGH

Cisco Network Assurance Engine 3.0(1) - Unauthenticated Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain unauthorized access or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the server. The vulnerability is due to a fault in the password management system of NAE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with the default administrator password via the CLI of an affected server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view potentially sensitive information or bring the server down, causing a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) Release 3.0(1). The default password condition only affects new installations of Release 3.0(1).

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107010

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 20.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-798
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/network_assurance_engine 3.0\(1\)
Published Feb 12, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026