CVE-2019-1698 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-1698: Cisco IoT Field Network Director XML External Entity Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND)
Weakness CWE-611 · XXE
Published February 21, 2019
Last update November 21, 2024

CVSS base score

4.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the web-based user interface of Cisco Internet of Things Field Network Director (IoT-FND) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read access to information that is stored on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing certain XML files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by importing a crafted XML file with malicious entries, which could allow the attacker to read files within the affected application. Versions prior to 4.4(0.26) are affected.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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