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CVE-2017-6748

Published: Jul 25, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-74
6.7MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 46.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid operator-level or administrator-level credentials. Affected Products: virtual and hardware versions of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA). More Information: CSCvd88855. Known Affected Releases: 10.1.0-204. Known Fixed Releases: 10.5.1-270 10.1.1-234.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-74

Affected Products

cisco
commercial·USaka cisco systems inc., cisco systems
web security appliance
Networking Infrastructure
web security virtual appliance
Networking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99918
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038956
securitytracker.com
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719-wsa2
tools.cisco.com

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