CVE-2018-0278
mediumpriority · track · 27OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the management console of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data about the system. The vulnerability is due to improper cross-origin domain protections for the WebSocket protocol. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to visit a malicious website designed to send requests to the affected application while the user is logged into the application with an active session cookie. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve policy or configuration information from the affected software and to perform another attack against the management console. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh68311.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco secure firewall management center= 6.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco secure firewall management center= 6.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco secure firewall management center= 6.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco secure firewall management center= 6.2.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco secure firewall management center= 6.2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180502-fpwr-dosCisco Firepower System Software Cross-Origin Domain Protection Vulnerability2018-05-02csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the management console of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data about the system. The vulnerability is due to improper cross-origin domain protections for the WebSocket protocol. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to visit a malicious website designed to send requests to the affected application while the user is logged into the application with an active session cookie. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve policy or configuration information from the affected software and to perform another attack against the management console. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvh68311Patchcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-fpwr-doscnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104122cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104122enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-fpwr-dosenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104122Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-fpwr-dosVendor Advisorynvd
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