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CVE-2019-1653 kev in the critical feed json

Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Information Disclosure Vulnerability

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-10210

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2021-11-03
epss
99.9%
EPSS 99.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
public exploits
4
Metasploit and Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to improper access controls for URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device via HTTP or HTTPS and requesting specific URLs. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download the router configuration or detailed diagnostic information. Cisco has released firmware updates that address this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/cisco_rv32x_rce)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
5y ago
Patch by
2022-05-03 (4y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Cisco, Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers
CISA name
Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application exploitation
  • T1082 System Information Discovery primary impact
  • T1005 Data from Local System secondary impact
  • T1007 System Service Discovery secondary impact

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

99.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit auxiliary/gather/cisco_rv320_config Cisco RV320/RV326 Configuration Disclosure metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2019-01-24
  • Metasploit exploit/linux/http/cisco_rv32x_rce Cisco RV320 and RV325 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2018-09-09
  • EDB-46655 Cisco RV320 and RV325 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2019-04-03
  • EDB-46262 Cisco RV300 / RV320 - Information Disclosure webapps, 2019-01-28
  • Nuclei template Cisco Small Business WAN VPN Routers - Sensitive Information Disclosure nuclei detection template
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/60 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/59 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152260/Cisco-RV320-Unauthenticated-Configuration-Export.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152261/Cisco-RV320-Unauthenticated-Diagnostic-Data-Retrieval.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Cisco Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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