Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-1713 is a CSRF flaw in Cisco ASA Software’s web-based management interface. If an ASA administrator is tricked into opening a malicious link while authenticated, an attacker could make the device perform actions with that administrator’s privileges, including configuration changes, information extraction, or reloads.
Executive priority
Treat this as high priority for internet-facing or broadly reachable ASA management interfaces. Business risk is unauthorized firewall configuration change or device reload through a tricked administrator, which can disrupt security controls and availability.
Technical view
The issue is insufficient CSRF protection in the ASA web management interface. It is remotely reachable and requires user interaction, but no attacker authentication. CVSS 3.0 is 8.1 high, with high integrity and availability impact and no confidentiality impact in the provided vector.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Cisco ASA Software is deployed and the web-based management interface is enabled or reachable by administrators. The provided bundle does not identify exact affected or fixed ASA versions.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or public active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires persuading a user of the management interface to follow a malicious link, then actions execute with that user’s privilege level.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Cisco advisory reference in the provided bundle. Do not assume affected versions, fixed releases, workarounds, or active exploitation beyond those sources. The key triage factors are management interface reachability and administrator privilege exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Check Cisco’s advisory for affected and fixed ASA Software releases.
- Prioritize upgrades for ASA devices with enabled web-based management.
- Limit management interface access to trusted administrative networks.
- Review administrator browser and access practices for management sessions.
- Monitor for unexpected ASA configuration changes or reloads.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Cisco ASA devices and enabled web-based management interfaces.
- Compare installed ASA Software versions with Cisco’s advisory.
- Identify administrators with access to the web-based management interface.
- Review device change history for unexpected configuration changes.
- Check for unexplained device reloads during the exposure window.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (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:H
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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:H2.85.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20190501 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 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.