CVE-2018-0327
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of certain parameters that are passed to the affected software via the HTTP GET and HTTP POST methods. An attacker who can convince a user to follow an attacker-supplied link could execute arbitrary script or HTML code in the user's browser in the context of an affected site. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg86743.
remediations
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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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ssvc
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affected products (3)
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- cisco identity services engine software= 2.1(0.905)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180516-ident-se-xssCisco Identity Services Engine Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability2018-05-16csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of certain parameters that are passed to the affected software via the HTTP GET and HTTP POST methods. An attacker who can convince a user to follow an attacker-supplied link could execute arbitrary script or HTML code in the user’s browser in the context of an affected site. 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-ident-se-xss ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-ident-se-xss"]
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references (9)
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- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040926cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-ident-se-xsscnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104194cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104194enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040926enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-ident-se-xssenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104194Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040926Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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