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CVE-2015-6298

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Published: Nov 6, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

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9.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

The admin web interface in Cisco AsyncOS 8.x before 8.0.8-113, 8.1.x and 8.5.x before 8.5.3-051, 8.6.x and 8.7.x before 8.7.0-171-LD, and 8.8.x before 8.8.0-085 on Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain root privileges via crafted certificate-generation arguments, aka Bug ID CSCus83445.

Affected (1)

Cisco
1 product
Web Security Appliance
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Web Security Appliance
Version 8.5.0-497

Related CWEs

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (4)

Source: psirt@cisco.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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