XSS in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software

CVE-2019-12631

A vulnerability in the web-based guest portal of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 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 that is processed by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or access sensitive browser-based information.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/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-2019-12631?
CVE-2019-12631 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-12631?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.