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Cisco Broadcast Access Center for Telco and Wireless Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Cisco-SA-20140507-CVE-2014-2191 · Medium · Published · Updated

A vulnerability in the web framework of the Cisco Broadcast Access Center for Telco and Wireless (BAC-TW) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the Cisco BAC-TW web interface. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of a parameter. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to access a malicious link. Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability in a security notice and released software updates. 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 apply the appropriate updates.

Users should verify that unsolicited links are safe to follow.

For additional information about XSS attacks and the methods used to exploit these vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Applied Mitigation Bulletin Understanding Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Threat Vectorshttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/cmb/cisco-amb-20060922-understanding-xss.html .

Administrators are advised to monitor affected systems.

CVEsCVE-2014-2191
Cisco Bug IDsCSCun91113
CVSS ScoreBase 4.3
Base 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Product Names From Source
Cisco Broadband Access Center Telco Wireless Software, Cisco Broadband Access Center Telco and Wireless

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