CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6746

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) allows an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials.

Risk Assessment

This threat could lead to full control over the device by the attacker, resulting in serious security implications for the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to version 10.5.1-270 or 10.1.1-235 to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials. Affected Products: Cisco AsyncOS Software 10.0 and later for WSA on both virtual and hardware appliances. More Information: CSCvd88862. Known Affected Releases: 10.1.0-204. Known Fixed Releases: 10.5.1-270 10.1.1-235.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS