CVE-2018-0406 describes a reflected or DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) due to insufficient input validation. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into clicking a crafted link, leading to arbitrary script execution in the user's browser or access to sensitive browser-based information. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has low impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L, I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.1.2-003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:10.1.2-003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.1-269CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:10.5.1-269:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5.0-fcs-581CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:11.5.0-fcs-581:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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