CVE-2019-16024: Cisco Crosswork Change Automation Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-01-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Crosswork Change Automation could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.

Affected products

Cisco Crosswork Change Automation: before 3.1 — fixed in 3.1
Cisco Crosswork Network Automation: 3.0, 3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Crosswork Change Automation 3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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