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TI-2018-00248 Aliases CVE-2018-0289GHSA-gx86-hgf7-9jm8

Cross-site scripting in Cisco Identity Services Engine

Priority LOW 31CWE-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 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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01714 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:2.3\(0.298\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3(0.298)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:2.4\(0.223\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4(0.223)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:2.3\(0.298\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3(0.298) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:2.4\(0.223\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4(0.223) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0289
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gx86-hgf7-9jm8

References

  • 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
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Sources