CVE-2019-15984

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Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST and SOAP API endpoints of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an a

Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST and SOAP API endpoints of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on an affected device. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker would need administrative privileges on the DCNM application. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Note: The severity of these vulnerabilities is aggravated by the vulnerabilities described in the Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities advisory, published simultaneously with this one.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.24346

Act now

EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Public exploit or PoC is available
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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This page is every public fact about CVE-2019-15984, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.

Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:

CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.

How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.

Then what - two workflows:

Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.

Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

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ATT&CK techniques

Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.

T1078 · Valid Accounts

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CAPEC attack patterns

Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.

CAPEC-CAPEC-108 · Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-CAPEC-109 · Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-CAPEC-110 · SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-CAPEC-470 · Expanding Control over the Operating System from the Database CAPEC-CAPEC-66 · SQL Injection CAPEC-CAPEC-7 · Blind SQL Injection

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Weakness Classification

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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Affected Products & Versions

cisco data center network manager< 11.3\(1\)

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Public Exploits & PoCs

These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted.

webappsCisco Data Center Network Manager 11.2.1 - 'getVmHostData' SQL Injectionverified

pocPublic PoC (nvd-reference)

pocARPSyndicate/cvemon (trickest)

pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Cisco-Data-Center-Network-Manager-11.2.1-SQL-Injection.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com

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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

et-openET EXPLOIT Cisco Data Center Network Manager SQL Injection Inbound (CVE-2019-15984)attempted-admin

Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.

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Scoring & Timeline

7.2

HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · [email protected]

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD06 Jan 2020 · 08:15 AM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment

Exploitation

none

Automatable

Technical impact

total

SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.

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Vendor Advisories

cisco-csafcisco-sa-20200102-dcnm-sql-inject

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200102-dcnm-sql-injectVendor Advisory