What is CVE-2016-6404?

CVE-2016-6404 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-6404?

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

XSS in Cisco iOS

CVE-2016-6404

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web framework in Cisco IOx Local Manager in IOS 15.5(2)T and IOS XE allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCuy19854.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cisco Ios — versions 15.5\(2\)t
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6404?: CVE-2016-6404 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-6404?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.