CVE-2022-20740: Cisco Firepower Management Center Software Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-20740 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in cisco cisco firepower management center 6.1.0. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-05-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting attack. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to click a link designed to pass malicious input to the interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks and gain access to sensitive browser-based information.

• CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.
• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.