XSS in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software

CVE-2017-6765

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 9.1(6.11) and 9.4(1.2) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device, aka WebVPN XSS. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected device. 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 context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve19179.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.5th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6765?
CVE-2017-6765 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-6765?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.