CVE-2019-1688 HIGH

CVE-2019-1688: Cisco Network Assurance Engine CLI Access with Default Password Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Network Assurance Engine
Weakness CWE-798 · Hardcoded credentials
Published February 12, 2019
Last update November 21, 2024

CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 12, 2019 CVE published
November 21, 2024 Record updated