XSS in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client
CVE-2017-6788
The WebLaunch functionality of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the affected software. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of some parameters that are passed to the WebLaunch function of 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. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf12055. Known Affected Releases: 98.89(40).
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: 0.012 (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: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client — versions 4.5(58), 4.4\(4027\), 4.4(4027)
- Cisco Systems, Inc. Anyconnect Weblaunch — versions 98.89(40)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100364 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039190 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6788?
- CVE-2017-6788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6788?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.