8.8
CWE
284
Advisory Published

cisco-sa-20191106-wsa-unauth-devreset: Cisco Web Security Appliance Unauthorized Device Reset Vulnerability

First published: Wed Nov 06 2019(Updated: )

The vulnerability is due to improper authorization controls for a specific URL in the web management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could have a twofold impact: the attacker could either change the administrator password, gaining privileged access, or reset the network configuration details, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. In both scenarios, manual intervention is required to restore normal operations. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191106-wsa-unauth-devreset

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cisco AsyncOS Software=11.7<11.7.1-006=11.5<11.5.3-016=10.5<11.5.3-016=10.1<10-1-5-004
11.7.1-006
11.5.3-016
11.5.3-016
10-1-5-004

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