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Cisco Unified Intelligence Center Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
medium Nessus Plugin ID 129821
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Synopsis
The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
A vulnerability in the web framework code of Cisco Unified Intelligence Center Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of some parameters that are passed to the web server of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a malicious link or by intercepting a user request and injecting malicious code into the request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information.Solution
Apply the patch or upgrade to the version recommended in Cisco bug ID CSCve76835See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 129821
File Name: cisco-sa-20170920-cuic.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 10/11/2019
Updated: 10/17/2019
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12248
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC), Settings/ParanoidReport
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/20/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-12248
BID: 100921