Cross-site scripting in Cisco Email Security and Content Security Management Appliance
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
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 the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device, aka Message Tracking XSS. More Information: CSCvd30805 CSCvd34861. Known Affected Releases: 10.0.0-203 10.1.0-049.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01242 69th 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 Email Security and Content Security Management Appliance | Cisco Email Security and Content Security Management Appliance | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Email Security and Content Security Management Appliance Vendor— Affected Cisco Email Security and Content Security Management Appliance Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:10.0.0-203:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.0-203 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:10.1.0-049:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0-049 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:10.0.0-203:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.0-203 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:10.1.0-049:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0-049 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:10.0.0-203:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0-203 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:10.1.0-049:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0-049 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:10.0.0-203:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0-203 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:10.1.0-049:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0-049 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6661
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76ff-vrv6-jfvq
References
More Cisco Content Security Management Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-01669 The End User Safelist/Blocklist (aka SLBL) service in Cisco AsyncOS Software for Email… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2015-05308 Cisco AsyncOS before 8.5.7-042, 9.x before 9.1.0-032, 9.1.x before 9.1.1-023, and 9.5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2013-04730 The web framework on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), Email Security Appliance (ESA)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-01602 Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2020-02726 Cisco ESA, Cisco WSA, and Cisco SMA GUI Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-6661 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6661 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-76ff-vrv6-jfvq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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