CVE-2019-1653
Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware
Published 24 Jan 2019 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Nov 2021, with a remediation deadline of 3 May 2022 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to improper access controls for URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device via HTTP or HTTPS and requesting specific URLs. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download the router configuration or detailed diagnostic information. Cisco has released firmware updates that address this vulnerability.
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152260/Cisco-RV320-Unauthenticated-Configuration-Export.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152261/Cisco-RV320-Unauthenticated-Diagnostic-Data-Retrieval.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152305/Cisco-RV320-RV325-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/59 · Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/60 · Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106732 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- badpackets.net/over-9000-cisco-rv320-rv325-routers-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-1653/ · Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/53 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/54 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- threatpost.com/scans-cisco-routers-code-execution/141218/ · Third Party Advisory
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190123-rv-info · Vendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46262/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46655/ · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx0RQJDlGbY · Third Party Advisory
- www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-are-going-after-cisco-rv320rv325-routers-using-a-new-exploit/ · Third Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1653 · US Government Resource