CVE-2017-6661
"Cisco Email Security Appliance and Content Security Management Appliance Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability"
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device, aka Message Tracking XSS. More Information: CSCvd30805 CSCvd34861. Known Affected Releases: 10.0.0-203 10.1.0-049.
INFO
Published Date :
June 13, 2017, 6:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6661
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-6661.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98950 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038637 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038638 | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-esa | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98950 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038637 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038638 | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-esa | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-6661 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-6661
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-6661 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-6661 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98950 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038637 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038638 Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-esa -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038638 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038637 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 23, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-esa No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-esa Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98950 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98950 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:10.0.0-203:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:10.1.0-049:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:10.0.0-203:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:10.1.0-049:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98950 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.1
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.30 }} 0.06%
score
0.49972
percentile