CVE-2019-12701 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-12701: Cisco Firepower Management Center Software File and Malware Policy Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Firepower Management Center
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published October 2, 2019
Last update November 19, 2024

CVSS base score

5.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the file and malware inspection feature of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the file and malware inspection policies on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software insufficiently validates incoming traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the file and malware inspection policies and send malicious traffic through the affected device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2019 CVE published
November 19, 2024 Record updated