CVE-2016-6436

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-10-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HostScan Engine 3.0.08062 through 3.1.14018 in the Cisco Host Scan package, as used in ASA Web VPN, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCuz14682.

Affected products

Cisco Hostscan Engine: 3.0.08062, 3.0.08066, 3.1.01065, 3.1.02016, 3.1.02026, 3.1.02040 (+16)

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-chs
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93407
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-chs
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93407

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