CVE-2017-3838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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).

Published: 2017-02-22

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Cisco Secure Access Control System

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Cisco Secure Access Control System`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.8\(2.5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-12955	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).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0032.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96234
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037835
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170215-acs

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Secure Access Control System

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2017-02-22T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:39:41.069Z

Reserved: 2016-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-3838

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-22T02:59:00.480

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-3838

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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