CVE-2016-6420 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in Cisco FireSIGHT System Software versions 4.10.3 through 5.4.0, affecting Firepower Management Center. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to elevate their privileges by sending a specially crafted HTTP request. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, with minimal community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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