Cross-site scripting in Cisco Identity Services Engine
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 logs component of Cisco Identity Services Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of requests stored in logs in the application management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to the targeted system. An exploit could allow the attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks when an administrator views the log files. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh11308.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cisco Identity Services Engine | Cisco Identity Services Engine | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Vendor— Affected Cisco Identity Services Engine Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0289
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gx86-hgf7-9jm8
References
More Cisco Identity Services Engine Software vulnerabilities
- 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-2017-09092 Improper authentication in Cisco Identity Services Engine CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-0289 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-0289 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gx86-hgf7-9jm8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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