CVE-2016-1458

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The web-based GUI in Cisco Firepower Management Center 4.x and 5.x before 5.3.0.3, 5.3.1.x before 5.3.1.2, and 5.4.x before 5.4.0.1 and Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software on 5500-X devices with FirePOWER Services 4.x and 5.x before 5.3.0.3, 5.3.1.x before 5.3.1.2, and 5.4.x before 5.4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to increase user-account privileges via crafted HTTP requests, aka Bug ID CSCur25483.

Affected products

Cisco Firepower Management Center: 4.10.3, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.4.0

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-firepower
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92512
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-firepower
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92512

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