CVE-2019-1653
Published 2019-01-24 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source psirt@cisco.com
Summary
CVE-2019-1653 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Cisco has 102 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 7 of them linked to ransomware.
All 102 known-exploited Cisco vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Cisco — Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers
Name: Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152260/Cisco-RV320-Unauthenticated-Configuration-Export.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152261/Cisco-RV320-Unauthenticated-Diagnostic-Data-Retrieval.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152305/Cisco-RV320-RV325-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/59
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/60
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106732
- https://badpackets.net/over-9000-cisco-rv320-rv325-routers-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-1653/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/53

