XSS in Cisco iOS

CVE-2017-12304

A vulnerability in the IOS daemon (IOSd) web-based management interface of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the web-based management interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf60862.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.6th 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 15.7\(2.0z\)m
  • N/a Cisco Ios And Xe — versions Cisco IOS and IOS XE

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12304?
CVE-2017-12304 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-12304?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.