Cisco Web Security Appliance 8.5.3-051 Certificate os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Web Security Appliance 8.5.3-051 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Certificate Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to os command injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-6298. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Web Security Appliance 8.5.3-051 (Anti-Malware Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 11/04/2015 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20151104-wsa as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-6298 since 08/17/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86916 (Cisco Web Security Appliance Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context l.

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 X-Force (107829), Tenable (86916), SecurityFocus (BID 77433†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54267†). See VDB-79047 and VDB-79049 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 86916
Nessus Name: Cisco Web Security Appliance Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803167
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS TCP Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20151104-wsa
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79048
X-Force: 107829 - Cisco Web Security Appliance certificate command execution
SecurityFocus: 77433 - Cisco Web Security Appliance CVE-2015-6298 Multiple Command Injection Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034059
Vulnerability Center: 54267 - [cisco-sa-20151104-wsa] Cisco AsyncOS on Web Security Appliance (WSA) Remote Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2015 11:01
Updated: 06/26/2022 09:58
Changes: 11/05/2015 11:01 (61), 04/11/2018 11:33 (15), 06/26/2022 09:58 (4)
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