XSS in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
CVE-2017-12221
A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Firepower Management Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of the affected software. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the affected software. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc38983.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
- Cisco Firepower Management Center — versions Cisco Firepower Management Center
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100640 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12221?
- CVE-2017-12221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12221?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.