Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC) Software Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the HTTP web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of the affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of a user-supplied value. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to click a specific link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to submit arbitrary requests to the affected system via a web browser with the privileges of the user. Additional information about XSS attacks and potential mitigations can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/cmb/cisco-amb-20060922-understanding-xss.html https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-site_Scripting_(XSS) Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are not available. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ucis1