XSS in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
CVE-2019-15281
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The attacker must have valid administrator credentials. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious code into a troubleshooting file. 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Software — versions unspecified
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Software — versions 2.4(0.357), 2.4\(0.357\)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191016… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15281?
- CVE-2019-15281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2019-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15281?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.