CVE-2015-0623 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script into the Administrator report page of Cisco WSA devices, requiring admin access to view.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-0623?

CVE-2015-0623 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance, published on 19 Feb 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Administrator report page on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCus40627.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0623?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Web Security Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0623?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0623 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2015-0623 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0623 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4p44-v5hf-p3fg.

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