XSS in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
CVE-2022-20966
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks against other users of the application web-based management interface. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of input to an application feature before storage within the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating entries within the application interface that contain malicious HTML or script code. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to store malicious HTML or script code within the application interface for use in further cross-site scripting attacks. Cisco has not yet released software updates that address this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.276 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Software — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.0 p1, 2.6.0 p2
- Cisco Identity_services_engine — versions 2.6.0, 2.7.0, 3.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-20966?
- CVE-2022-20966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-01-20.
- How severe is CVE-2022-20966?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.