Cisco Web Security Appliance 8.5.0-497 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Web Security Appliance 8.5.0-497. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-0698. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Web Security Appliance 8.5.0-497 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in filter search forms in admin web pages on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices with software 8.5.0-497 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCut39213.

The weakness was published 04/15/2015 with Cisco as CSCut39213 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0698 since 01/07/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/09/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 databases at SecurityFocus (BID 74018†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49909†). Similar entry is available at VDB-74972. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCut39213
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74975
SecurityFocus: 74018 - Cisco Web Security Appliance CVE-2015-0698 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032135
Vulnerability Center: 49909 - Cisco Web Security Appliance 8.5.0-497 Remote XSS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2015 10:19
Updated: 05/09/2022 08:04
Changes: 04/16/2015 10:19 (56), 06/27/2017 04:00 (4), 05/09/2022 08:04 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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