CVE-2019-1662
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Quality of Voice Reporting (QOVR) service of Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance (PCA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the system as a valid user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the QOVR service with a valid username. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform actions with the privileges of the user that is used for access. This vulnerability affects Cisco PCA Software Releases prior to 12.1 SP2.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Prime Collaboration Assurancecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco prime collaboration assurance< 12.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_collaboration_assurance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco prime collaboration assurance= 12.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_collaboration_assurance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20190220-pca-accessCisco Prime Collaboration Assurance Software Unauthenticated Access Vulnerability2019-02-20csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Quality of Voice Reporting (QOVR) service of Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance (PCA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the system as a valid user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the QOVR service with a valid username. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform actions with the privileges of the user that is used for access. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190220-pca-access ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190220-pca-access"]
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references (11)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/42803cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107096cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1662cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190220-pca-accesscnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-Prime-Collaboration-Assurance-privilege-escalation-via-Authentication-Bypass-28575cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/75890cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107096cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107096enisa_euvd
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