CVE-2019-1953

Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Password Recovery Vulnerability

Published Aug 8, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
A 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-10510 A 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco enterprise Nfv Infrastructure Software
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:enterprise_network_function_virtualization_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:enterprise_nfv_infrastructure_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco enterprise Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure
Cisco enterprise Nfv Infrastructure Software
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Nov 21, 2024, 7:17 PM
Reserved
Dec 6, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 8, 2019, 8:15 AM
Modified
Aug 24, 2026, 6:22 PM