InspectorApplication · Zingbox

CVE-2019-15021

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-10-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.294 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A security vulnerability exists in the Zingbox Inspector versions 1.294 and earlier, that can allow an attacker to easily identify instances of Zingbox Inspectors in a local area network.

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 · moderate confidence

Zingbox Inspector versions 1.294 and earlier contain a vulnerability that allows remote attackers on the same local area network to easily discover/identify instances of the Zingbox Inspector service. This is likely due to predictable network behavior, default ports, or identifiable service responses that make network enumeration trivial.

MitigationMitigate by implementing network segmentation to isolate the Zingbox Inspector from untrusted network segments, applying firewall rules to restrict access to the inspector service from unauthorized network endpoints, and upgrading to a patched version if available.

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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
InspectorApplication
Affected:<= 1.294

CVSS 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
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Zingbox Inspector is installed
    Check system services or running processes for Zingbox Inspector, or look for Zingbox installation directories on the system
    Affected if Zingbox Inspector is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed version
    Use the product's built-in version check command, about dialog, or configuration file to obtain the exact version number
    Affected if The version is 1.294 or any earlier version
  3. Identify open network ports used by the service
    Use netstat, ss, or a network port scanner to list listening ports on the system where Zingbox Inspector is installed
    Affected if The service is listening on any network port accessible from other hosts
  4. Verify network accessibility from untrusted segments
    From a host on a different network segment (or non-management VLAN), attempt to reach the Zingbox Inspector service ports using telnet, nc, or curl
    Affected if The service responds to requests from network segments that contain untrusted or attacker-accessible hosts

You are affected if Zingbox Inspector version 1.294 or earlier is installed and the service is network-accessible from any untrusted network segment or VLAN.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.294
Interim mitigation

Mitigate by implementing network segmentation to isolate the Zingbox Inspector from untrusted network segments, applying firewall rules to restrict access to the inspector service from unauthorized network endpoints, and upgrading to a patched version if available.

Fix this in Inspector Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,090
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