Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Cisco vManage’s web interface lacked sufficient CSRF protection. If an administrator or other logged-in user could be tricked into opening a malicious link, an attacker could cause actions to run as that user. The business risk is unauthorized configuration or administrative changes, not direct data theft or service outage per the CVSS vector.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for SD-WAN environments where vManage administrators routinely access the UI from general browsing workstations. It is not marked as actively exploited, but compromise of management-plane integrity can create meaningful operational risk.
Technical view
CVE-2019-16002 is a CWE-352 CSRF issue in Cisco SD-WAN Solution vManage web UI. It is remotely reachable, requires no attacker authentication, and requires user interaction. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary actions at the affected user’s privilege level. CVSS 3.0 is 6.5 with high integrity impact and no stated confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Cisco vManage Software where the web UI is reachable by users who can be targeted. The source bundle does not specify affected versions, deployment modes, or fixed releases, so asset owners must confirm applicability against Cisco’s advisory.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe a malicious-link CSRF scenario requiring a logged-in user’s interaction. The bundle marks KEV as false and provides no evidence of active exploitation. Treat this as credible but interaction-dependent risk, especially for high-privilege vManage users.
Researcher notes
Key gaps are affected version detail and fixed-release detail in the supplied bundle. Validation should focus on product presence, UI exposure, user privilege, and vendor advisory mapping. Avoid claiming exploit activity unless new KEV or vendor evidence appears.
Mitigation direction
- Review Cisco’s advisory for affected and fixed vManage releases.
- Upgrade or apply vendor guidance once applicability is confirmed.
- Restrict vManage web UI access to trusted administrative paths.
- Reduce unnecessary high-privilege vManage user sessions.
- Train administrators to avoid unsolicited links while authenticated.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Cisco vManage Software instances and UI exposure.
- Compare installed versions with Cisco’s advisory guidance.
- Identify high-privilege users who access vManage web UI.
- Review change logs for unexpected vManage configuration actions.
- Confirm compensating access controls around the vManage UI.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20191120 Cisco SD-WAN Solution vManage Cross-Site Request Forgery VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.