Firesight System SoftwareApplication · Cisco
CVE-2015-6419
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCisco FireSIGHT Management Center with software 4.10.3, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, and 5.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted GET request, aka Bug ID CSCur25410.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCisco FireSIGHT Management Center contains a path traversal/file disclosure vulnerability allowing authenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the system via a crafted GET request. The vulnerability affects versions 4.10.3, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, and 5.4.0.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Firesight System SoftwareApplication
= 4.10.3= 5.2.0= 5.3.0= 5.3.1= 5.4.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed FireSIGHT software versionLog into the FireSIGHT Management Center web GUI and navigate to Help > About, or use the CLI and run the 'show version' command to display the system software versionAffected if The displayed version matches 4.10.3, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, or 5.4.0 exactly
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Verify remote management interface accessibilityConfirm whether the FireSIGHT Management Center web interface (HTTPS on port 443) is accessible from untrusted networks by reviewing network firewall rules or interface access listsAffected if The management interface is exposed to networks outside the trusted administrator pool
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Check for suspicious GET requests in logsReview the FireSIGHT Management Center logs under System > Logs > HTTP for GET requests containing path traversal sequences such as '../' or encoded variations (%2e%2e%2f) accessing unexpected filesAffected if Logs show anomalous GET requests with traversal patterns from any authenticated user account
You are affected if your FireSIGHT Management Center runs version 4.10.3, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, or 5.4.0 and has its management interface accessible to authenticated users, including potentially untrusted ones.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the Cisco patch for bug ID CSCur25410 or upgrade to a fixed software version. Additionally, restrict access to the management interface to only trusted administrators and monitor for suspicious GET requests.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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