CVE-2019-1953: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Password Recovery 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-532

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.

Affected products

Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software: before 3.9.1 — fixed in 3.9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software 3.9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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