Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-12712 is a cross-site scripting flaw in Cisco Prime Infrastructure’s web management interface. An attacker does not need an account, but must trick an interface user into clicking a crafted link. Successful exploitation could run script in that user’s browser context and expose browser-accessible information.
Executive priority
Treat as a scheduled remediation item unless Cisco guidance or local exposure raises urgency. Prioritize faster if Cisco Prime Infrastructure is internet-accessible, widely used by administrators, or supports sensitive network-management operations.
Technical view
Cisco describes insufficient validation of user-supplied input in multiple sections of the Cisco Prime Infrastructure web interface. The issue is CWE-79 with CVSS 3.0 score 6.1. Attack vector is network-based, requires user interaction, needs no privileges, changes scope, and can affect confidentiality and integrity.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant for organizations running Cisco Prime Infrastructure, especially where administrators or operators access the web management interface. The provided source bundle does not identify specific affected versions, so version exposure must be confirmed against Cisco’s advisory.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires persuading a user of the affected interface to click a crafted link, which lowers urgency versus unauthenticated automatic compromise but still matters for privileged admin sessions.
Researcher notes
Do not assume active exploitation or exact affected releases from the provided bundle. The key research task is mapping local Cisco Prime Infrastructure versions to Cisco’s advisory and validating whether administrative users can be exposed to malicious links while authenticated.
Mitigation direction
- Review Cisco’s advisory for affected and fixed Cisco Prime Infrastructure versions.
- Apply Cisco-provided updates or workarounds if the deployed version is affected.
- Restrict management-interface access to trusted administrative networks where feasible.
- Train Prime Infrastructure users to avoid untrusted links targeting management sessions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Cisco Prime Infrastructure deployments and record installed versions.
- Compare installed versions with Cisco’s advisory once vendor details are reviewed.
- Confirm the web management interface is not broadly reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review security monitoring for suspicious management-interface link activity or browser-session anomalies.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20191002 Cisco Prime Infrastructure Cross-Site Scripting VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.