CVE-2019-1917 CRITICAL

CVE-2019-1917: Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director REST API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director
Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Published July 17, 2019
Last update November 19, 2024

CVSS base score

9.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the REST API interface of Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary actions through the REST API with administrative privileges on the affected system. The REST API is enabled by default and cannot be disabled.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 17, 2019 CVE published
November 19, 2024 Record updated