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)
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: 0.012 (68.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.012 · change: -0.004
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
- Cisco Web Security Appliance — versions Cisco Web Security Appliance
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038957 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99875 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.