CVE-2019-16028 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending crafted HTTP requests, leveraging improper handling of LDAP authentication responses to gain administrative privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its significant risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.2.3.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.3.0, < 6.3.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.5.0, < 6.5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.