Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-12619 is an authenticated SQL injection issue in Cisco SD-WAN Solution vManage. A logged-in remote attacker could send crafted input through the web interface and change some database records, potentially undermining SD-WAN management data integrity. The bundle does not identify active exploitation or specific affected versions.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority integrity risk for Cisco SD-WAN management environments. Prioritize validation where vManage is internet-reachable, broadly accessible internally, or used by many administrators. Escalate if Cisco confirms an affected deployed version or if unexplained configuration or database changes are found.
Technical view
Cisco describes insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the vManage web interface. The flaw is CWE-89 SQL injection with CVSS 6.4: network reachable, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact. Successful exploitation can modify entries in some database tables.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Cisco SD-WAN Solution vManage is deployed and reachable by authenticated users. Because affected versions are unspecified in the provided bundle, teams must map their installed vManage versions against Cisco’s advisory rather than assume all or no deployments are affected.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. Exploitation requires authenticated remote access to the vManage web interface. The main business risk is unauthorized modification of management database data, not service outage.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports an authenticated, remote SQL injection in the vManage web interface, but the bundle does not provide affected release ranges, fixed versions, workaround details, or exploitation telemetry. Avoid assuming exploit availability. Focus research on version confirmation, privilege boundaries, data-integrity impact, and vendor-advisory alignment.
Mitigation direction
- Review the Cisco advisory for affected releases and vendor-recommended fixes.
- Inventory Cisco SD-WAN vManage deployments and ownership.
- Restrict vManage web interface access to trusted administrative networks.
- Enforce least-privilege accounts and remove unused vManage users.
- Monitor vendor guidance for updates if version impact remains unclear.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Cisco SD-WAN vManage is deployed in the environment.
- Compare installed vManage versions against Cisco’s advisory.
- Review vManage account lists for unnecessary low-privilege access.
- Check administrative and database integrity logs for unauthorized changes.
- Validate SD-WAN configuration and policy data against expected baselines.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.12.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20200122 Cisco SD-WAN Solution SQL Injection VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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CWE details
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