CVE-2018-0289
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the logs component of Cisco Identity Services Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of requests stored in logs in the application management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to the targeted system. An exploit could allow the attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks when an administrator views the log files. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh11308.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Identity Services Engine Softwarecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco identity services engine software= 2.3(0.298)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco identity services engine software= 2.4(0.223)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180516-ise-xssCisco Identity Services Engine Logs Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability2018-05-16csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the logs component of Cisco Identity Services Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of requests stored in logs in the application management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to the targeted system. An exploit could allow the attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks when an administrator views the log files. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. 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-20180516-ise-xss ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-ise-xss"]
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040925cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-ise-xsscnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104196cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104196enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040925enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-ise-xssenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104196Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040925Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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