CVE-2019-1946: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Web-Based Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-08-08 · updated 2026-08-24
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and get limited access to the web-based management interface. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect implementation of authentication in the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted authentication request to the web-based management interface on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view limited configuration details and potentially upload a virtual machine image.

Affected products

Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software: before 3.10.1 — fixed in 3.10.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software 3.10.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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