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TI-2017-09092 Aliases CVE-2017-12316GHSA-7vjf-xjh9-p8c2

Improper authentication in Cisco Identity Services Engine

Priority LOW 37CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

A vulnerability in the Guest Portal login page of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform multiple login attempts in excess of the configured login attempt limit. The vulnerability is due to insufficient server-side login attempt limit enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending modified login attempts to the Guest Portal login page. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform brute-force password attacks on the ISE Guest Portal. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve98518.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02033 81st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Cisco Identity Services EngineCisco Identity Services Engine—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Identity Services Engine Vendor— Affected Cisco Identity Services Engine Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:2.1\(0.229\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1(0.229)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:2.1\(0.229\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1(0.229) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12316
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vjf-xjh9-p8c2

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2015-05310 The Admin portal in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 1.1.x, 1.2.0 before patch 17… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-02916 Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) before 1.0.4.MR2 has default Oracle database… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-04723 The web framework in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 1.0 and 1.1.0 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2018-00372 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Identity Services Engine unknown CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-02932 SQL injection in Cisco Identity Services Engine CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-01293 The Active Directory (AD) integration component in Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE)… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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