CVE-2017-6717 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Firepower Management Center
An authenticated remote attacker can execute cross-site scripting attacks against users of the Cisco Firepower Management Center web interface.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6717?
CVE-2017-6717 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, 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 framework of Cisco Firepower Management Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface. More Information: CSCvc38801. Known Affected Releases: 6.0.1.3 6.2.1. Known Fixed Releases: 6.2.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6717?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6717 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-2017-6717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
- CVE-2026-20079 Cisco Firewall Management Center Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2026-20131 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2026-20316 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Use of Hard-coded Password
- CVE-2025-20265 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Radius Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-20424 Command injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w56g-96qh-3fx9.