CVE-2018-0406
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a reflected or Document Object Model based (DOM-based) 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 of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted 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: CSCve84006.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)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
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weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco web security appliance= 11.5.0-fcs-581nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180801-wsa-xssCisco Web Security Appliance Reflected and Document Object Model-Based Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability2018-08-01csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a reflected or Document Object Model–based (DOM-based) 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 of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted 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-20180801-wsa-xss ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180801-wsa-xss"]
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041406cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180801-wsa-xsscnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104945cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104945enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041406enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180801-wsa-xssenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104945Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041406Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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