Ios XeOperating system · Cisco
CVE-2019-1904
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 UI (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web UI on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to follow a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions with the privilege level of the affected user. If the user has administrative privileges, the attacker could alter the configuration, execute commands, or reload an affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Software with the HTTP Server feature enabled. The default state of the HTTP Server feature is version dependent.
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 confidenceCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software web UI allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trick authenticated users into executing unintended actions. The web UI lacks proper CSRF token validation, enabling attackers with administrative privileges to alter device configuration, execute commands, or reload affected devices by luring users to malicious links.
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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
Ios XeOperating system
= 16.1.3= 16.2.1= 16.3.1CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 device runs Cisco IOS XERun 'show version' and look for 'IOS XE' in the outputAffected if The device does not run Cisco IOS XE (this CVE only affects IOS XE)
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Check IOS XE version numberRun 'show version' and locate the version string (e.g., 16.1.3, 16.2.1, or 16.3.1)Affected if The installed version exactly matches 16.1.3, 16.2.1, or 16.3.1
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Verify HTTP Server web UI is enabledRun 'show running-config | include ip http server' or 'show ip http server status'Affected if The output shows HTTP server is active (the vulnerability requires the web UI to be enabled)
The device is affected only if it runs Cisco IOS XE version 16.1.3, 16.2.1, or 16.3.1 AND has the HTTP Server web UI feature enabled.
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 dataDisable the HTTP Server feature on affected Cisco IOS XE devices if the web UI is not required, or upgrade to a Cisco IOS XE software version that includes the security patch for this vulnerability.
Fix this in Ios Xe
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-2019-1904 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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