Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software XSS (cisco-sa-vmxss2-NL4KSSVR)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 145557

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch (cisco-sa-vmxss2-NL4KSSVR)

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco SD-WAN vManage is affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to the web-based management interface not properly validating user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by persuading a user to click a crafted link, to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.

Please see the included Cisco BID and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvv03478.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ae47cbf3

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvv03478

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 145557

File Name: cisco-sa-vmxss2-NL4KSSVR.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 1/29/2021

Updated: 2/2/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3579

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:sd-wan_firmware, cpe:/a:cisco:sd-wan_vmanage

Required KB Items: Cisco/Viptela/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3579

CWE: 79

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-vmxss2-NL4KSSVR

IAVA: 2020-A-0509

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvv03478