CVE-2017-12221

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-09-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Firepower Management Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of the affected software. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the affected software. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc38983.

Affected products

Cisco Firepower Management Center: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100640
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906-firepower-2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100640
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906-firepower-2

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