CVE-2019-1917 json
Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director REST API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-10474
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.3%
- EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the REST API interface of Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary actions through the REST API with administrative privileges on the affected system. The REST API is enabled by default and cannot be disabled.
Patch / fix
- Cisco Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director 6.1sp3
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
5.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190717-cvdsd-wmauth
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/109301
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-1917
- NVD CVE-2019-1917
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