SB2019022209 - XXE attack in Cisco IoT Field Network Director 



SB2019022209 - XXE attack in Cisco IoT Field Network Director

Published: February 22, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019022209
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) XXE attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1698)

The vulnerability allows a remote high-privileged attacker to conduct XXE-attack.

The vulnerability exists in the web-based user interface due to improper handling of XML External Entities (XXEs) when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can import a specially crafted XML file with malicious entries, which could allow the attacker to read files within the affected application.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.