#VU7677 Cross-site scripting in Cisco ASA 5500-X Series - CVE-2017-6765
Published: August 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7677
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6765
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco ASA 5500-X Series
Cisco ASA 5500-X Series
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by 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 victim’s browser in security 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.
The vulnerability is caused by 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 victim’s browser in security 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.
Remediation
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 10.0.11(0.80), 10.0.8(40.134), 9.9.1(21.5), 9.9.1(20.47), 9.9.1(10.22), 9.8.1(18.3), 9.8.1(16.8), 9.8.1(12.103), 9.8.1(1.151), 9.7.1(0.159), 9.6.2(0.142), 9.8(1.1), 9.6(3.5), 9.4(4.7), 9.2(4.21), 9.1(7.17).