A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root
Published Jul 25, 2017
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.40%
Description
A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials. Affected Products: Cisco AsyncOS Software 10.0 and later for WSA on both virtual and hardware appliances. More Information: CSCvd88862. Known Affected Releases: 10.1.0-204. Known Fixed Releases: 10.5.1-270 10.1.1-235.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Cisco Web Security Appliance Defaultn/a
- Version Cisco Web Security ApplianceStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Cisco Web Security Appliance | n/a |
|
- 10.0.0-233
- 10.0_base
- 10.1.0
- 10.1.0-204
- 10.1.1-230
- 10.1.1-234
- 10.5.0
- 10.5.0-358
- 11.0.0
- 11.0.0-613
- 11.0.0-641
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.40% (0.04397) | 91.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.40% (0.04397) | 90.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 83.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03624) | 79.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 83.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 65.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 64.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 20, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 62.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 62.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 29.52th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 28.89th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 66.78th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99877 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038948 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719-wsa1 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99877 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038948 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719-wsa1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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