Industrial Network DirectorApplication · Cisco
CVE-2019-1882
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 Cisco Industrial Network Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of content submitted to the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending requests containing malicious values to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct XSS attacks.
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 confidenceStored XSS vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director where improper validation of user-submitted content allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript that executes when other users view the affected content.
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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
Industrial Network DirectorApplication
= 1.5\(0.250\)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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Confirm Cisco Industrial Network Director is installedLocate the installation directory or check running services for 'Cisco Industrial Network Director' or 'IND' processes. Typically installed under /opt/cisco/ind/ or C:\Program Files\Cisco\IND\ on Windows.Affected if The product is not installed or not present on the system
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Identify the installed versionAccess the product web interface and navigate to Administration > System > Software Updates, or check the version file in the installation directory (typically version.txt or about page in the GUI).Affected if The version is exactly 1.5(0.250)
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Determine if user-submitted content features are enabledCheck if the application has features that accept user-generated content such as device naming, custom labels, topology annotations, or user profile fields. Review the Administration > User Management and Topology > Custom Views sections.Affected if User input fields or content submission features are accessible to authenticated users
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Verify authenticated user access existsReview user accounts in Administration > User Management. Check if there are non-admin users or if the authentication mechanism allows user login.Affected if Authenticated users (including low-privilege users) can access the application
The environment is affected if Cisco Industrial Network Director version 1.5(0.250) is running AND authenticated users can access user-submitted content features where malicious JavaScript could be stored and executed.
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 Cisco's vendor patch when available. Until then, limit administrative access to the application and monitor for suspicious user submissions.
Fix this in Industrial Network Director
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-2019-1882 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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