RCE in Cisco Web Security Appliance
CVE-2017-6750
A vulnerability in AsyncOS for the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to log in to the device with the privileges of a limited user or an unauthenticated, remote attacker to authenticate to certain areas of the web GUI, aka a Static Credentials Vulnerability. Affected Products: virtual and hardware versions of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA). More Information: CSCve06124. Known Affected Releases: 10.1.0-204. Known Fixed Releases: 10.5.1-270.
EPSS: 0.027 (84.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6750?
- CVE-2017-6750 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6750?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.