CVE-2019-12691 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-12691: Cisco Firepower Management Center Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Firepower Management Center
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published October 2, 2019
Last update November 21, 2024

CVSS base score

4.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2019 CVE published
November 21, 2024 Record updated