# CVE-2017-6605: Cross-site scripting in Cisco Identity Services Engine

> An authenticated attacker can execute reflective cross-site scripting attacks against users of the Cisco ISE web management interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mhrw-f8x3-9rgj

## What is CVE-2017-6605?

CVE-2017-6605 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 4 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a reflective cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. More Information: CSCvc85415. Known Affected Releases: 2.1(0.800).

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6605?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Identity Services Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-6605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-6605 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine

- [CVE-2026-76460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76460/): Cisco Identity Services Engine Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-20337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20337/): Cisco Identity Services Engine Injection (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-20281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20281/): Cisco Identity Services Engine Injection (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-20130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20130/): Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Improper Neutralization Vulnerabilities (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-20192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20192/): Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Access Control Vulnerabilities (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6605 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-6605 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 4 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Identity Services Engine. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6605/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6605/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6605
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6605
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6605

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