Cisco Identity Services Engine Logging Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A vulnerability in the logging component of Cisco Identity Services Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. The vulnerability is due to the improper validation of requests stored in the system's logging database. 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 logs in the Admin Portal.
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 | Cisco Identity Services Engine Software | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.2\(0.910\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2(0.910) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.3\(0.905\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3(0.905) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.4\(0.903\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4(0.903) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.2\(0.910\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2(0.910) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.3\(0.905\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3(0.905) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.4\(0.903\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4(0.903) Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15455
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fr6w-pg2m-gf67
References
More Cisco Identity Services Engine vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-53488 Cisco Identity Services Engine Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-14632 Cisco ISE API Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-14578 Cisco ISE API Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-14579 Cisco ISE API Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-05522 OS command injection in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-15455 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-15455 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fr6w-pg2m-gf67 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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