What is CVE-2016-1355?

CVE-2016-1355 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firesight System Software, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-1355?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Cisco Firesight System Software

CVE-2016-1355

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Device Management UI in the management interface in Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 6.1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted value, aka Bug ID CSCuy41687.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2016-03-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Firesight System Software — versions 6.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035188 (vdb-entry)
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1355?: CVE-2016-1355 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firesight System Software, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-1355?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.