Secure Firewall Management CenterApplication · Cisco
CVE-2019-1931
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 · uneditedMultiple vulnerabilities in the RSS dashboard in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of the affected device. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities 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 affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.
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 scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the RSS dashboard of Cisco Firepower Management Center's web interface. Insufficient validation of user-supplied input allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via crafted links, enabling arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected interface or access to sensitive browser-based information.
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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
Secure Firewall Management CenterApplication
= 6.2.3= 6.3.0= 6.4.0= 6.5.0CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Check the installed Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center versionAccess the FMC web interface and navigate to the System > Licenses page, or run the command 'show version' via CLI to display the running software versionAffected if The displayed version matches exactly 6.2.3, 6.3.0, 6.4.0, or 6.5.0
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Confirm the FMC web interface is accessibleAttempt to reach the FMC web interface via HTTPS on the management IP address using a browserAffected if The FMC web interface loads and is reachable over the network
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Verify if the RSS dashboard widget is configuredLog into the FMC web interface and navigate to the dashboard view. Look for an RSS feed widget or RSS dashboard component under the dashboard customization or widget optionsAffected if The RSS dashboard widget is present and enabled on any dashboard view
A user is affected if their Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center version is exactly 6.2.3, 6.3.0, 6.4.0, or 6.5.0 AND the FMC web interface is accessible AND the RSS dashboard feature is in use.
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 vendor patch from Cisco. In the interim, users should avoid clicking untrusted links to the FMC web interface.
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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-2019-1931 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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