CVE-2019-1816

High

Description

A vulnerability in the log subscription subsystem of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input on the web and command-line interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected device and injecting scripting commands in the scope of the log subscription subsystem. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Web Security Appliance
PublishedMay 3, 2019
First seenMay 3, 2019

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco web_security_appliance10.5.2-072, 11.0.0-641, 11.5.0-fcs-614, wsa10.5.0-fcs-000—

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