CVE-2019-1653highunder attackCWE-284

CVE-2019-1653: high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware

Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Published on NVDJan 24
1st PoCJan 24
metasploitSep 9
CISA KEV+1014d
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2022-05-03

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In short

The Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers have a flaw that allows attackers to access sensitive information like router settings and diagnostic data without needing a password. An attacker can simply visit specific web pages to download this confidential information.

Technical detail

An improper access control vulnerability in the web management interface allows unauthenticated remote attackers to retrieve sensitive configuration and diagnostic data by sending HTTP/HTTPS requests to unprotected URLs. The vulnerability requires network access to the management interface but no authentication, enabling unauthorized disclosure of router configuration files.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.

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A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to improper access controls for URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device via HTTP or HTTPS and requesting specific URLs. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download the router configuration or detailed diagnostic information. Cisco has released firmware updates that address this vulnerability.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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