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Improper Authorization

CVE-2019-15990

Severity Medium
Score 5.3/10

Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view information displayed in the web-based management interface. The vulnerability is due to improper authorization of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view information displayed in the web-based management interface without authentication.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published