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Cisco ASA: CVE-2017-12265: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software HREF Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Cisco ASA: CVE-2017-12265: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software HREF Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/05/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/05/2017
Modified
10/21/2021

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 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, aka HREF XSS. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted 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. The vulnerability exists in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software when the WEBVPN feature is enabled. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve91068.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-asa-update-latest

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