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CVE-2017-6749

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6749 describes a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) hardware and virtual versions. An authenticated, remote attacker could exploit this to execute malicious scripts in a user's browser, potentially leading to information disclosure or unauthorized actions. With a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability requires user interaction and authenticated access, limiting its immediate impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0.0-232CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:10.0.0-232:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0.0-233CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:10.0.0-233:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0_baseCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:10.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1.0-204CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:10.1.0-204:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0123 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 15,222 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719-wsa3
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99875
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038957
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry