Cisco Identity Services Engine XSS (cisco-sa-ise-xss-twLnpy3M)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 166382

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco Identity Services Engine is affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to insufficient input validation in the External RESTful Services (ERS) API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading an authenticated administrator of the web-based management interface to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected 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 CSCwc62413

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 166382

File Name: cisco-sa-ise-xss-twLnpy3M.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 10/21/2022

Updated: 11/28/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-20959

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:/h:cisco:identity_services_engine, cpe:/a:cisco:identity_services_engine, cpe:/a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/ISE/version, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/19/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-20959

CWE: 79

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-ise-xss-twLnpy3M

IAVA: 2022-A-0438-S

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCwc62413

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