Two vulnerabilities in Cisco FireSIGHT
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-6395 CVE-2016-6396 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-79 CWE-20 CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco FireSIGHT Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU411
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6395
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect filtration of input data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user’s browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Mitigation
Update to 6.1.
Vulnerable software versionsCisco FireSIGHT: 5.3.0 - 6.0.1
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160907-fsss
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU410
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6396
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass malicious files detection on the target system.
The weakness is caused by incorrect validation of HTTP headers. Specially crafted HTTP header values sent by attacker can be used to bypass malware detection and blocking features on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote user to bypass security mechanism on the vulnerable system.
Update to 6.1
Vulnerable software versionsCisco FireSIGHT: 5.3.0 - 6.0.1
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160907-fsss1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
