CVE-2017-6661 (GCVE-0-2017-6661)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-13 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:33
VLAI
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device, aka Message Tracking XSS. More Information: CSCvd30805 CSCvd34861. Known Affected Releases: 10.0.0-203 10.1.0-049.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038638 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98950 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/C… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038637 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Cisco Email Security and Content Security Management Appliance Affected: Cisco Email Security and Content Security Management Appliance
Date Public
2017-06-13 00:00
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