Cross-site scripting in Cisco FireSIGHT - CVE-2016-6395
Published: September 12, 2016 / Updated: September 13, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU411
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6395
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco FireSIGHT
Cisco FireSIGHT
Detailed vulnerability description
The 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6395
Update to 6.1.