CVE-2018-15400 Cisco Cloud Services Platform 2100 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

What is CVE-2018-15400?

CVE-2018-15400 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Cloud Services Platform 2100, published on 5 Oct 2018. 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-based management interface of Cisco Cloud Services Platform 2100 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive, browser-based information.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15400?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Cloud Services Platform 2100 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15400?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15400 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-2018-15400 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15400 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Cloud Services Platform 2100

• CVE-2018-0454 Cisco Cloud Services Platform 2100 Command Injection Vulnerability High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c326-2p3j-7mmp.