CVE-2019-1934 HIGH

CVE-2019-1934: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Web-Based Management Interface Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Weakness CWE-285
Published August 7, 2019
Last update November 20, 2024

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges and execute administrative functions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected device as a low-privileged user and then sending specific HTTPS requests to execute administrative functions using the information retrieved during initial login.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 7, 2019 CVE published
November 20, 2024 Record updated