Improper Authentication in Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director - CVE-2019-1917
Published: July 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19248
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1917
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests in the REST API interface. A remote attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to an affected system, bypass authentication process, gain unauthorized access to the application and execute arbitrary actions through the REST API with administrative privileges on the affected system.
Affected software
Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1917
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director - addressed in versions 5.0sp9, 6.1sp3