XSS in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (Sma)
CVE-2018-15393
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface. 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 maliciously crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.6% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105858 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15393?
- CVE-2018-15393 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (Sma), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15393?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.