Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Cross-Site Scripting Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20180328-webuixss)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 132033

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web-based user interface (web UI) due to insufficient input validation of certain parameters that are passed to the affected software via the web UI. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by persuading a user of the affected UI to access a malicious link or by intercepting a user request for the affected UI and injecting malicious code into the request. This would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected UI or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information on the user's system.

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID(s) CSCuz38591, CSCvb09530, and CSCvb10022.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4c03922e

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCuz38591

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvb09530

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvb10022

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 132033

File Name: cisco-sa-20180328-webuixss.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 12/13/2019

Updated: 5/3/2024

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-2018-0190

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:/o:cisco:ios_xe

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0186, CVE-2018-0188, CVE-2018-0190

BID: 103551