Security restrictions bypass in Cisco FireSIGHT - CVE-2016-6411
Published: September 22, 2016 / Updated: April 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU627
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6411
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass security access on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. By sending specially crafted HTTP URL attackers can cause parameter validation flaw bypass the SSL inspection policy 'do-not-decrypt' rule.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in gaining access to the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. By sending specially crafted HTTP URL attackers can cause parameter validation flaw bypass the SSL inspection policy 'do-not-decrypt' rule.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in gaining access to the vulnerable system.
Affected software
Cisco FireSIGHT
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6411
Install update from vendor's website.