Enterprise Network Function Virtualization InfrastructureApplication · Cisco
CVE-2019-1953
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 portal of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view a password in clear text. The vulnerability is due to incorrectly logging the admin password when a user is forced to modify the default password when logging in to the web portal for the first time. Subsequent password changes are not logged and other accounts are not affected. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by viewing the admin clear text password and using it to access the affected system. The attacker would need a valid user account to exploit this vulnerability.
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 confidenceIn Cisco NFV Infrastructure Software, the web portal incorrectly logs the admin user's password in clear text when a forced password change occurs during first login. This occurs because the password change process writes the new plaintext password to system logs rather than handling it properly. An attacker with a valid user account can view these logs to recover the admin's plaintext password.
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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
Enterprise Network Function Virtualization InfrastructureApplication
< 3.9.1CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 installed versionRun 'show version' or check the NFVIS management interface for the current software version numberAffected if The installed version is lower than 3.9.1 (for example, 3.8.x, 3.7.x, etc.)
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Determine if web portal is enabledAccess the NFVIS CLI or web interface and check the web portal service status (typically via 'show webui status' or through the management GUI settings)Affected if The web portal/management interface is enabled and accessible
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Examine system logs for plaintext passwordsReview system logs (via 'show log' command, /var/log directory, or the web portal audit logs) for any entries containing 'password' or the admin username that show plaintext credential stringsAffected if Log entries contain plaintext password strings for the admin account (particularly during first-time login scenarios)
You are affected if your NFVIS version is below 3.9.1, the web portal is enabled, and plaintext admin passwords appear in system logs from first login password changes.
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 data3.9.1
Review system logs for any instances of plaintext admin passwords and clear or redact them. Change the admin password immediately if not already done since first login. Apply vendor patch when available to fix the logging mechanism.
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