MEDIUM · 6.7

CVE-2017-6748

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The attacker must ...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid operator-level or administrator-level credentials. Affected Products: virtual and hardware versions of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA). More Information: CSCvd88855. Known Affected Releases: 10.1.0-204. Known Fixed Releases: 10.5.1-270 10.1.1-234.

CVSS Score

6.7

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
CiscoWeb Security Appliance10.0.0-232
CiscoWeb Security Virtual Appliance10.0.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-6748?

CVE-2017-6748 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM). A vulnerability in the CLI parser of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The attacker must ...

How severe is CVE-2017-6748?

CVE-2017-6748 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-6748?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cisco Web Security Appliance, Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance.