Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2019-1854 is a Cisco Expressway management web interface flaw. An authenticated remote attacker could use directory traversal to bypass restrictions and reach an associated Cisco Unified Communications Manager web interface. The business risk is limited by required credentials, but exposed management interfaces still deserve prompt review. Exposure is most relevant where Cisco Expressway Series management web interfaces are reachable by authenticated users. The source bundle does not specify all affected versions; one public reference names Cisco Expressway Gateway 11.5.1. Treat as a moderate-priority infrastructure issue. It is not shown as actively exploited here, but it affects communications management infrastructure and could aid unauthorized access paths when administrator credentials are compromised. Mitigation focus: Review Cisco advisory for affected releases and vendor-approved fixes.; Apply Cisco-recommended updates or mitigations for affected Expressway systems.; Restrict management web interface access to trusted administration networks..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N2.31.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
4.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20190501 Cisco Expressway Series Directory Traversal VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
- 20190517 [RT-SA-2019-002] Directory Traversal in Cisco Expressway GatewayCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.