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CVE-2019-1876: Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software HTTPS Proxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the HTTPS proxy feature of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to use the Central Manager as an HTTPS proxy. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication of proxy connection requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTPS CONNECT message to the Central Manager. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access public internet resources that would normally be blocked by corporate policies.

MediumCVSS 4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Cisco WAAS Central Manager can be misused as an HTTPS proxy without authentication. The cited impact is bypassing corporate web access controls, not system takeover or data theft. Business urgency depends on whether WAAS Central Manager and its HTTPS proxy are reachable from untrusted networks. Organizations running Cisco WAAS Central Manager with the HTTPS proxy feature reachable from external, guest, partner, or other untrusted networks are the most relevant exposure candidates. Version details are unspecified in the source bundle. Treat as a moderate priority hygiene issue. It is not cited as actively exploited, but exposed systems could undermine web governance, create audit concerns, and let attackers misuse trusted infrastructure. Mitigation focus: Identify Cisco WAAS Central Manager deployments and HTTPS proxy exposure.; Review Cisco’s advisory for affected releases, fixed software, or workarounds.; Restrict Central Manager access to trusted administrative networks..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

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1CVSS vectors
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0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N2.21.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

4Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2019-1876Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone
Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
CiscoCisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)unspecifiedListed
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Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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