Identity Services EngineApplication · Cisco
CVE-2019-1719
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in the web-based guest portal of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input that is processed by the web-based interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco ISE software version 2.1 is affected.
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 confidenceA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the web-based guest portal of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) version 2.1. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious script through insufficiently validated user-supplied input. When a user clicks a crafted link, the script executes in their browser context, allowing session hijacking or unauthorized actions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
Identity Services EngineApplication
= 2.1\(0.474\)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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 Cisco ISE installationCheck if Cisco Identity Services Engine is deployed in your environment. Look for the ISE admin web interface typically on port 443 or 8443.Affected if You are running Cisco ISE in your environment
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Verify the exact ISE versionLog into the ISE admin UI and navigate to Administration > System > Licensing, or use the CLI command 'show version' to confirm the installed version.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.1(0.474)
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Confirm guest portal is enabledIn the ISE admin interface, go to Guest > Guest Service Settings and verify if any guest portal types (Sponsor, Guest, or Self-Provisioned) are enabled and configured.Affected if The guest portal feature is enabled and accessible to users
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Inspect guest portal user input fieldsReview the guest portal configuration for any custom fields that accept user input. Check if input validation is applied to these fields.Affected if User-supplied input fields exist in the guest portal without proper validation
You are affected only if you have Cisco ISE version 2.1(0.474) running with the guest portal feature enabled and accessible.
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 ISE software update/patch to address the vulnerability. Additionally, implement input validation, output encoding, and Content Security Policy headers as defense-in-depth measures.
Fix this in Identity Services Engine
Scoped from the published advisory
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-1719 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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