TI-2017-09080 Aliases CVE-2017-12304 GHSA-q6jq-9gc7-96p4

Cross-site scripting in Cisco IOS and IOS XE

LOW 30CWE-79Published 2017-11-16 · 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 the IOS daemon (IOSd) web-based management interface of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the web-based management interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf60862.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0122 68th 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 IOS and IOS XE	Cisco IOS and IOS XE	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Vendor— Affected Cisco IOS and IOS XE Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.7\(2.0z\)m:::::::*	15.7(2.0z)m	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.7\(2.0z\)m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.7(2.0z)m Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12304
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6jq-9gc7-96p4

References

Advisory 1

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171115-ios

TI-2018-00138 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-09019 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-04499 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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