CVE-2018-0091
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a Document Object Model (DOM) cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf73922.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Identity Services Engine Softwarecisco_csaf
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https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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- cisco identity services engineall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180117-iseCisco Identity Services Engine DOM Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability2018-01-17csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a Document Object Model (DOM) cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-ise ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-ise"]
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references (10)
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- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040241cnnvd
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvf73922Patchcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-isecnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102756cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102756enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040241enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-iseenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102756Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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