XSS in Cisco Web Security Appliance
CVE-2017-6749
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. Affected Products: virtual and hardware versions of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA). More Information: CSCvd88865. Known Affected Releases: 10.1.0-204.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.012 (66.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Cisco Web_security_appliance — versions 10.0.0-232, 10.0.0-233, 10.0_base
- Cisco Web_security_virtual_appliance — versions 10.0.0, 10.0_base, 10.1.0
- N/a Cisco Web Security Appliance — versions Cisco Web Security Appliance
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6749?
- CVE-2017-6749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6749?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.