Stored cross-site scripting in Cisco Identity Services Engine

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU85297

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20251

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 due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the web-based management interface. A remote user can 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 Identity Services Engine (ISE): 2.7 - 3.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_identity_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_identity_services_engine:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_identity_services_engine:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ISE-XSS-bL4VTML

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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