Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-12686 affects Cisco Firepower Management Center. An authenticated attacker could abuse the management web interface to run SQL injection, potentially reading restricted data, changing system state, or impacting device availability. This is high priority where FMC is reachable by non-administrative or broadly provisioned accounts.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority network security platform issue. FMC manages security infrastructure, so unauthorized changes or availability impact can affect broader defensive operations. Prioritize version confirmation, access restriction, and vendor-guided remediation.
Technical view
The source describes multiple SQL injection flaws in Cisco FMC Software caused by improper input validation in the web-based management interface. CVSS 3.0 is 8.8: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. CWE-89 applies.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Cisco Firepower Management Center. The bundle does not identify affected release numbers, so teams must map installed FMC versions against Cisco’s advisory. Risk increases if the FMC web interface is reachable outside tightly controlled management networks.
Exploitation context
The attacker must be authenticated remotely, but only low privileges are reflected in the CVSS vector. The sources do not state public exploitation or active exploitation, and KEV is false. The described impact includes unauthorized data access, unauthorized changes, and possible operating-system command execution affecting availability.
Researcher notes
Evidence is strong for vulnerability class, attack prerequisites, and impact, but incomplete for exact affected versions in the provided bundle. Avoid assuming unauthenticated access or active exploitation. Focus validation on authenticated management interface exposure, installed release mapping, and Cisco advisory alignment.
Mitigation direction
- Review Cisco’s advisory for affected and fixed FMC software releases.
- Upgrade vulnerable FMC deployments using Cisco-supported fixed software guidance.
- Restrict FMC web access to trusted management networks and administrators.
- Review FMC user accounts and remove unnecessary low-privilege access.
- Monitor Cisco guidance for any updated remediation details.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Cisco FMC instances and record software versions.
- Compare deployed versions against Cisco’s advisory for CVE-2019-12686.
- Confirm FMC web interfaces are not exposed beyond management networks.
- Review recent FMC logs for unusual authenticated web activity or database errors.
- Verify remediation by confirming the installed fixed version after upgrade.
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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
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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.