CVE-2016-6461

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A vulnerability in the HTTP web-based management interface of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary XML commands on the affected system. More Information: CSCva38556. Known Affected Releases: 9.1(6.10). Known Fixed Releases: 100.11(0.75) 100.15(0.137) 100.8(40.129) 96.2(0.95) 97.1(0.55) 97.1(12.7) 97.1(6.30).

Affected products

Cisco ASA Software: 9.1(7)4, 9.1(7)7, 9.1(7)9, 9.1(7)11, 9.1(7)12, 9.1.6.10 (+57)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94365
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037306
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161116-asa
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94365
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037306
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161116-asa

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