Cross-site scripting in Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software - CVE-2019-1973
Published: August 20, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20325
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1973
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists in the web portal framework due to insufficient sanitization of log file content stored on the affected device. A remote authenticated attacker can modify a log file, trick the victim to view the modified log file and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable interface.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1973
Install updates from vendor's website.