CVE-2017-6749 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Web Security Appliance
An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Cisco WSA management interface, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2017-6749?
CVE-2017-6749 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance, published on 25 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 Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. Affected Products: virtual and hardware versions of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA). More Information: CSCvd88865. Known Affected Releases: 10.1.0-204.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6749?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Web Security Appliance, Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6749 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-2017-6749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6749 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Web Security Appliance
Sources
Also known as GHSA-532j-mh9h-gc6c.