VDB-97195 · CVE-2017-3838 · BID 96234

Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.8(2.5) Web Interface DOM cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.8(2.5). It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web Interface. This manipulation causes cross site scripting (DOM). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-3838. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.8(2.5) (Network Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Web Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (DOM). 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 summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the user of the web interface of the affected system. More Information: CSCvc04838. Known Affected Releases: 5.8(2.5).

The bug was discovered 02/15/2017. The weakness was published 02/22/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170215-acs as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-3838 since 12/21/2016. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/25/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 316077 (Cisco Secure Access Control System Multiple vulnerabilities).

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 96234†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037835†). Similar entries are available at VDB-97196, VDB-97197 and VDB-97198. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Name: DOM
Class: Cross site scripting / DOM
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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OpenVAS ID: 800316
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Secure Access Control System Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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12/21/2016 🔍
02/15/2017 +56 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170215-acs
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97195
SecurityFocus: 96234 - Cisco Secure Access Control System CVE-2017-3838 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3838 - Cisco - Secure ACS - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037835

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2017 12:00
Updated: 12/25/2024 19:42
Changes: 02/22/2017 12:00 (69), 08/16/2020 12:53 (6), 12/25/2024 19:42 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:672:103

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