CVE-2018-0278
MEDIUMCisco Secure Firewall Management Center - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via WebSocket
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the management console of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data about the system. The vulnerability is due to improper cross-origin domain protections for the WebSocket protocol. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to visit a malicious website designed to send requests to the affected application while the user is logged into the application with an active session cookie. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve policy or configuration information from the affected software and to perform another attack against the management console. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh68311.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-fpwr-dos
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104122
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0223
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-200
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (5)
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
6.1.0
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
6.2.0
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
6.2.1
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
6.2.2
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
6.2.3
Published
May 02, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026