CVE-2017-6724 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Prime Infrastructure

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks against users of the Cisco Prime Infrastructure web interface.

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

What is CVE-2017-6724?

CVE-2017-6724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure, published on 4 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web framework code of Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of an affected system. More Information: CSCuw65843. Known Affected Releases: 3.1(0.0).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6724?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6724?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6724 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-2017-6724 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Prime Infrastructure vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w8f7-h2vw-42q9.

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