CVE-2019-1816
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2019
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Cisco Web Security Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the log subscription subsystem of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input on the web and command-line interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected device and injecting scripting commands in the scope of the log subscription subsystem. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unspecified | affected | custom | 10.1.4-017 | Unavailable | None listed |
| unspecified | affected | custom | 10.5.4-018 | Unavailable | None listed |
| unspecified | affected | custom | 11.5.2-020 | Unavailable | None listed |
| unspecified | affected | custom | 11.7.0-406 | Unavailable | None listed |