What is CVE-2016-6420?

CVE-2016-6420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firesight_system_software, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-6420?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Cisco Firesight_system_software

CVE-2016-6420

Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 4.10.3 through 5.4.0 in Firepower Management Center allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization checks and gain privileges via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCur25467.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.000 (15.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Firesight_system_software — versions 4.10.3, 5.2.0, 5.3.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

1036919 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
93204 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
20160928 Cisco Firepower Management Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6420?: CVE-2016-6420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firesight_system_software, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-6420?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.