Cisco Security Manager HTTP Header Redirection Vulnerability

Cisco-SA-20140401-CVE-2014-2138 · Medium · Published · Updated

Data: Cisco advisories · Cisco CSAF · NVD CVEs · NVD CPEs · CISA KEV · EPSS

A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Security Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject a crafted HTTP header, which will cause a web page redirection to a possible malicious website. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input before using it as an HTTP header value. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to access a crafted URL. Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability in a security notice; however, software updates are not available. To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker may provide a link that directs a user to a malicious site and use misleading language or instructions to persuade the user to follow the provided link. Cisco indicates through the CVSS score that functional exploit code exists; however, the code is not known to be publicly available.

Workarounds

Administrators are advised to contact the vendor regarding future updates and releases.

 

Users should verify that unsolicited links are safe to follow.

Administrators are advised to monitor affected systems.

CVEsCVE-2014-2138
Cisco Bug IDsCSCun82349
CVSS ScoreBase 4.3
Base 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:C

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