Catalyst CenterApplication · Cisco
CVE-2019-1841
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 Software Image Management feature of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access to internal services without additional authentication. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending arbitrary HTTP requests to internal services. An exploit could allow the attacker to bypass any firewall or other protections to access unauthorized internal services. DNAC versions prior to 1.2.5 are 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 · moderate confidenceThis is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco DNA Center's Software Image Management feature. An authenticated attacker can send arbitrary HTTP requests to internal services due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input, allowing them to bypass firewall protections and access unauthorized internal resources.
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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
Catalyst CenterApplication
< 1.2.5CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 DNA Center versionLog into the Cisco DNA Center admin interface and navigate to System > Settings or the About section to locate the installed software version. Alternatively, access the appliance via CLI and use the 'show version' or similar command to retrieve version information.Affected if The installed version is less than 1.2.5 (for example, 1.2.4, 1.2.3, 1.2.2, etc.)
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Confirm Software Image Management feature usageIn the DNA Center interface, navigate to the Software Image Management section under the Imaging or Network Provisioning area to determine whether this feature has been configured or used.Affected if The Software Image Management feature is enabled, configured, or has been used on the system
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Review internal access logs for anomaliesExamine DNA Center authentication and audit logs for any unexpected internal service requests or HTTP traffic patterns that may indicate the bypass was exploited.Affected if Logs show internal service access attempts or successful HTTP requests to internal resources that bypassed normal authentication pathways
The environment is affected if Cisco DNA Center version is earlier than 1.2.5 and the Software Image Management feature is or was in use.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor data1.2.5
Upgrade Cisco DNA Center to version 1.2.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Fix this in Catalyst Center
Scoped from the published advisory
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