VDB-91621 · CVE-2016-6404 · BID 92963

Cisco IOS/IOS XE Local Manager cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Local Manager. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-6404. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE (Router Operating System) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Local Manager. 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 confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web framework in Cisco IOx Local Manager in IOS 15.5(2)T and IOS XE allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCuy19854.

The weakness was released 09/14/2016 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20160914-ios as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6404 since 07/26/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316029 (Cisco IOS Software IOX Local Manager Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160914-ios)).

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 92963†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036834†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-91620. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
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OpenVAS ID: 19305
OpenVAS Name: Cisco IOS Software IOx Local Manager Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/26/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20160914-ios
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-6404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91621

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SecurityFocus: 92963 - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software CVE-2016-6404 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036834

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2016 19:51
Updated: 09/24/2024 20:44
Changes: 09/15/2016 19:51 (64), 04/17/2019 14:19 (11), 09/24/2024 20:44 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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