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CVE-2016-6433: cisco secure_firewall_management_center Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighModified
Published 06-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6433 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco secure_firewall_management_center. EPSS estimates a 80.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
80.70%
0%100%
Critical · +4.95 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 06-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted web-application parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30872.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

80.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+4.95 pp

From 75.75% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
80.70%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • exploit-databasecgiVerified

    Cisco Firepower Threat Management Console 6.0.1 - Remote Command Execution

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 - Post Authentication UserAdd (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 Post Authentication UserAdd Vulnerability

    exploit/linux/http/cisco_firepower_useradd

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco1 product
  • secure_firewall_management_center5.2.0 | 5.3.0 | 5.3.0.2 | 5.3.0.3 | 5.3.0.4 | 5.3.1 | 5.3.1.3 | 5.3.1.4 | 5.3.1.5 | 5.3.1.6 | 5.4.0 | 5.4.0.2 | 5.4.1 | 5.4.1.1 | 5.4.1.2 | 5.4.1.3 | 5.4.1.4 | 5.4.1.5 | 5.4.1.6 | 6.0.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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