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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.027 · change: +0.001
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.securityfocus.com/bid/99924 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038958 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.