#VU17840 Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Cisco Prime Infrastructure - CVE-2019-1659
Published: February 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17840
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1659
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack.
The vulnerability exists in the Identity Services Engine (ISE) integration feature due to improper validation of the server SSL certificate when establishing the SSL tunnel with ISE. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted SSL certificate, intercept communications between the ISE and PI and view and alter potentially sensitive information that the ISE maintains about clients that are connected to the network.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.