Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106971
Category:	CISCO
Title:	Cisco Web Security Appliance Command Injection and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary:	A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Web Security Appliance;(WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root.;The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials.
Description:	Summary: A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials. Vulnerability Insight: The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input on the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected device and performing command injection over the web interface. Vulnerability Impact: An exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from administrator to root. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 9.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6746 BugTraq ID: 99877 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99877 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038948
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG

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