CVE-2019-1903 | Cisco Security Manager XML Entity Expansion Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco Security Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper restrictions on XML entities. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to a targeted system that contain references within XML entities. An exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve files from the local system, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive information, or cause the application to consume available resources, resulting in a DoS condition.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-1903 is rated Moderate Risk (55.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.17%).Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.46% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest.Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-1903
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).