CVE-2019-1884
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the web proxy functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation mechanisms for certain fields in HTTP/HTTPS requests sent through an affected device. A successful attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP/HTTPS request through an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to force the device to stop processing traffic, resulting in a DoS condition.
remediations
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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 - FixedCisco Web Security Virtual Appliance cisco_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–high · 4–7.7
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (13)
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- cisco web security appliance= 11.5.1-fcs-125nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20190703-asyncos-wsaCisco Web Security Appliance Web Proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability2019-07-03csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the web proxy functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation mechanisms for certain fields in HTTP/HTTPS requests sent through an affected device. A successful attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP/HTTPS request through an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to force the device to stop processing traffic, resulting in a 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-20190703-asyncos-wsa ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-asyncos-wsa"]
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.cisco.com/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1884cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-asyncos-wsacnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-wsa-doscnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-Web-Security-Appliance-denial-of-service-via-HTTP-HTTPS-Requests-29685cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.2446/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109032cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-asyncos-wsaenisa_euvd
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