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TI-2019-12023 Aliases CVE-2019-15983GHSA-gpxg-79q3-j6cm

Cisco Data Center Network Manager XML External Entity Read Access Vulnerability

Priority LOW 25CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A vulnerability in the SOAP API of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read access to information that is stored on an affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need administrative privileges on the DCNM application. The vulnerability exists because the SOAP API improperly handles XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing certain XML files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting malicious XML content in an API request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the affected device. Note: The severity of this vulnerability is aggravated by the vulnerabilities described in the Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities advisory, published simultaneously with this one.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01306 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Data Center Network Managerall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Data Center Network Manager VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:data_center_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.3\(1\)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:data_center_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.3\(1\) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Cisco Data Center Network Manager n/a

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-12038 Cisco Data Center Network Manager JBoss EAP Unauthorized Access VulnerabilityPriority LOW 34
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15983
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpxg-79q3-j6cm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-12015 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-12016 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-01247 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Arbitrary File Upload and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01246 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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