Stored cross-site scripting in Cisco IOS XE

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU21351

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12668

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists in the web framework code due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "banner" parameter. A remote attacker can craft a banner parameter and save it, then inject 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

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco IOS XE: 3.6E - 3.10E

Cisco IOS: 15.2.2 E - 15.2.7 E

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190925-sbxss

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.