What is CVE-2021-1271?

CVE-2021-1271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2021-1271?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa)

CVE-2021-1271

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interfa…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (38.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa) — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

20210120 Cisco Web Security Appliance Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1271?: CVE-2021-1271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-1271?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.