VDB-102157 · CVE-2017-6661 · BID 98950

Cisco Email Security Appliance Message Tracking cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco Email Security Appliance. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Message Tracking. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-6661. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Email Security Appliance (Anti-Malware Software) (version now known). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Message Tracking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/07/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170607-esa as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-6661 since 03/09/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 98950†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038637†). The entry VDB-102156 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Email Security Appliance Message Tracking Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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06/07/2017 +90 days 🔍
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12/26/2020 +1292 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170607-esa
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6661 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6661
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102157
SecurityFocus: 98950 - Cisco Email Security and Content Security Management Appliance Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038637

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/09/2017 09:27
Updated: 12/26/2020 17:24
Changes: 06/09/2017 09:27 (78), 10/15/2019 16:08 (5), 12/26/2020 17:19 (2), 12/26/2020 17:24 (1)
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