Improper Authorization in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2019-15255

 

Improper Authorization in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2019-15255

Published: January 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24159
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15255
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authorization and access sensitive information related to the device.

The vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface due to the affected software fails to sanitize URLs before it handles requests. A remote user can submit a specially crafted URL and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-15255

Install updates from vendor's website.

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