Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-12679 affects Cisco Firepower Management Center. A logged-in remote attacker could abuse SQL injection flaws in the web management interface to access or change unauthorized data and potentially execute operating system commands. This is a serious management-plane risk, especially where FMC access is broadly reachable.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any internet-exposed or broadly reachable FMC instance. Compromise could affect the security management platform itself, creating confidentiality, integrity, and availability risk across managed security operations.
Technical view
Cisco reports multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities caused by improper input validation in FMC Software's web-based management interface. The CVSS 3.0 score is 8.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Cisco Firepower Management Center. The source bundle does not provide specific affected or fixed versions, so teams must compare deployed FMC versions against Cisco's advisory.
Exploitation context
The source bundle describes authenticated remote exploitation using crafted SQL queries. It does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Treat exploitability as plausible for authenticated users, not as confirmed exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Key gaps are affected version granularity, fixed release details, and public exploitation evidence. Validation should focus on authenticated access paths, management-interface reachability, privilege boundaries, and vendor-version mapping rather than attempting exploit reproduction.
Mitigation direction
- Review Cisco's advisory for affected and fixed FMC versions.
- Apply Cisco-recommended software updates or workarounds where applicable.
- Restrict FMC web management access to trusted management networks.
- Enforce least privilege for FMC accounts with web access.
- Monitor FMC and authentication logs for suspicious activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Cisco Firepower Management Center deployments and versions.
- Compare deployed versions with Cisco's advisory guidance.
- Verify FMC management interfaces are not broadly reachable.
- Review FMC user accounts for unnecessary privileges.
- Check logs for unusual authenticated web management activity.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20191002 Cisco Firepower Management Center SQL Injection VulnerabilitiesCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.