Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Cisco Firepower Management Center has authenticated SQL injection flaws in its web management interface. A logged-in remote attacker could access data they should not see, change system data, or affect device availability by reaching the underlying operating system.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for environments using Cisco FMC. The risk is serious because a low-privileged authenticated user could compromise sensitive management data, integrity, or availability, but current provided evidence does not show active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2019-12685 is a CWE-89 issue in Cisco FMC Software caused by improper input validation. Cisco rates it high with CVSS 3.0 score 8.8, requiring network access and low privileges, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Cisco FMC web management is reachable by authenticated users, especially from broad internal networks or untrusted administrative paths. The provided data does not specify affected versions.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says exploitation requires an authenticated remote attacker. CISA KEV is false in the provided data, and no cited source here confirms active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The bundle lacks exact affected and fixed versions, so validation depends on Cisco’s advisory. Do not assume unauthenticated exposure. Focus on authenticated access paths, management interface reachability, version mapping, and evidence of anomalous FMC web activity.
Mitigation direction
- Check Cisco’s advisory for affected and fixed FMC Software releases.
- Upgrade or patch FMC according to Cisco’s vendor guidance.
- Restrict FMC management access to trusted administrative networks.
- Review administrative account access and remove unnecessary privileges.
- Monitor FMC for unusual authenticated management activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Cisco Firepower Management Center deployments and software versions.
- Confirm whether each FMC version appears in Cisco’s advisory.
- Verify FMC management interfaces are not broadly reachable.
- Review logs for unusual authenticated web management activity.
- Document remediation status and residual exposure for each instance.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- 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
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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.