CVE-2021-1490 — Cross-site Scripting in Cisco WEB Security Appliance

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.1MEDIUMNVD
CNA4.7
EPSS
0.2%
top 57.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Cisco WEB Security ApplianceCisco WEB Security Appliance
Timeline
PublishedMay 6
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to retrieve a crafted file that contains malicious payload and …

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-m984-c49v-3884: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote a↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
Cisco Web Security Appliance Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability↗2021-05-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Cisco
Cisco Web Security Appliance Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability↗2021-05-05
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