CVE-2019-1817
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the web proxy functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of HTTP and HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed HTTP or HTTPS request to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a restart of the web proxy process, resulting in a temporary DoS condition.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–8.6
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco web security appliance= 11.5.1-fcs-115nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security appliance= 11.5.1-fcs-124nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security appliance= 11.5.1-fcs-125nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security appliance= 11.7.0-fcs-334nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20190501-wsa-dosCisco Web Security Appliance Malformed Request Denial of Service Vulnerability2019-05-01csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the web proxy functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of HTTP and HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed HTTP or HTTPS request to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a restart of the web proxy process, resulting in a temporary DoS condition. 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-20190501-wsa-dos ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190501-wsa-dos"]
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.cisco.com/cnnvd
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/43205cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1817cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190501-wsa-doscnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190501-wsa-privesccnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-Web-Security-Appliance-denial-of-service-via-Malformed-HTTP-S-Request-29189cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/80118cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108130cnnvd
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