TI-2017-02935 Aliases CVE-2017-3838 GHSA-crv7-59vp-4g5m

Cross-site scripting in Cisco Secure Access Control System

LOW 30CWE-79Published 2017-02-22 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A vulnerability in Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the user of the web interface of the affected system. More Information: CSCvc04838. Known Affected Releases: 5.8(2.5).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01543 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Cisco Secure Access Control System	Cisco Secure Access Control System	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Secure Access Control System Vendor— Affected Cisco Secure Access Control System Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.8\(2.5\):::::::*	5.8(2.5)	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.8\(2.5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8(2.5) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-3838
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-crv7-59vp-4g5m

References

Advisory 1

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170215-acs

TI-2018-00118 Improper input validation in Cisco Secure Access Control System KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-00214 Improper input validation in Cisco Secure Access Control System CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-00618 The RMI interface in Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.x before 5.5 does not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2014-00620 The web interface in Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.x before 5.4 Patch 3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2014-00619 The RMI interface in Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.x before 5.5 does not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
TI-2011-00829 The web-based management interface in Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.1 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

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Sources

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