CVE-2019-1938: cisco cisco unified computing system director Improper Authentication
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-1938 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Authentication vulnerability in cisco cisco unified computing system director. EPSS estimates a 4.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 21-08-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrator privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper authentication request handling. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow an unprivileged attacker to access and execute arbitrary actions through certain APIs.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
4.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.57% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco3 products
- cisco unified computing system director≥ unspecified, < 6.7.3.0
- ucs_director6.7.0.0 | 6.7.1.0
- ucs_director_express_for_big_data3.7.0.0 | 3.7.1.0
1 vendor · 3 products
References
1 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190821-ucsd-authbypassVendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCO