CVE-2019-1754

HIGH

Cisco IOS XE - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Web UI Endpoint

Title source: llm

Description

A vulnerability in the authorization subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated but unprivileged (level 1), remote attacker to run privileged Cisco IOS commands by using the web UI. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user privileges of web UI users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious payload to a specific endpoint in the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the lower-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary commands with higher privileges on the affected device.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_cisco

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190327-iosxe-privesc

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107590

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0347

EPSS Percentile 87.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-20 CWE-269

Status published

Products (16)

cisco/ios_xe 3.2.0ja

cisco/ios_xe 16.7.1

cisco/ios_xe 16.7.1a

cisco/ios_xe 16.7.1b

cisco/ios_xe 16.8.1

cisco/ios_xe 16.8.1a

cisco/ios_xe 16.8.1b

cisco/ios_xe 16.8.1c

cisco/ios_xe 16.8.1d

cisco/ios_xe 16.8.1e

... and 6 more

Published Mar 28, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026