XSS in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
CVE-2017-6776
A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to access a malicious link or by intercepting a user request and injecting malicious code into the request. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd76324. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76) and 2.3(1).
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Elastic Services Controller — versions 2.2(9.76), 2.3(1), 2.2\(9.76\)
- Cisco Systems, Inc. Elastic Services Controller — versions 2.2(9.76), 2.3(1)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100370 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6776?
- CVE-2017-6776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6776?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.