VDB-129744 · CVE-2018-15463 · BID 106513

Cisco Identity Services Engine Web-based Management Interface Parameter Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Identity Services Engine. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation as part of Parameter results in cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-15463. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco Identity Services Engine (Policy Management Software) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based interface. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of some parameters passed to the web-based management interface of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user of the interface to click a specific link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the web-based management interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information.

The bug was discovered 01/09/2019. The weakness was shared 01/15/2019 by Pedro Ribeiro as cisco-sa-20190109-ise-multi-xs as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-15463 since 08/17/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/01/2023). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13413 (Cisco Identity Services Engine Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities(cisco-sa-20190109-ise-multi-xss)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106513†). The entry VDB-129743 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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01/09/2019 +145 days 🔍
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01/15/2019 +6 days 🔍
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01/16/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/01/2023 +1627 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20190109-ise-multi-xs
Researcher: Pedro Ribeiro
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-15463 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15463
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129744
SecurityFocus: 106513 - Cisco Identity Services Engine Cross Site Scripting and HTML-injection Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2019 12:12
Updated: 07/01/2023 08:30
Changes: 01/16/2019 12:12 (65), 05/01/2020 16:09 (4), 07/01/2023 08:30 (14)
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