CVE-2016-1296 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices running specific software versions (8.5.3-055, 9.1.0-000, and 9.5.0-235). It allows remote attackers to bypass proxy restrictions by sending a malformed HTTP method to the proxy engine. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5.3-055CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.5.3-055:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1.0-000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:9.1.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.5.0-235CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:9.5.0-235:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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