CVE-2019-1679

Cisco TelePresence Conductor, Cisco Expressway Series, and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server REST API Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability

MEDIUM
5
CVSS Score
Published: February 7, 2019 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:29 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorTelepresence Video Communication ServerTelepresence ConductorExpressway

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Severity
MEDIUM5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco TelePresence Conductor, Cisco Expressway Series, and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to trigger an HTTP request from an affected server to an arbitrary host. This type of attack is commonly referred to as server-side request forgery (SSRF). The vulnerability is due to insufficient access controls for the REST API of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence VCS. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTTP request to the affected server. Versions prior to XC4.3.4 are affected.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < xc4.3.4
Affected range stops below xc4.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < XC4.3.4v < x12.5
Affected range stops below XC4.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below x12.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < XC4.3.4
Affected range stops below XC4.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-918

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