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CVE-2017-6748

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid operator-level or administrator-level credentials. Affected Products: virtual and hardware versions of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA). More Information: CSCvd88855. Known Affected Releases: 10.1.0-204. Known Fixed Releases: 10.5.1-270 10.1.1-234.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.7, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-07-25T19:29:00.270

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-74

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.0.0-232	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.0.0-233	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.0_base	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.1.0	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.1.0-204	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.1.1-230	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.5.0	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.5.0-358	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	11.0.0	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	11.0.0-613	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_virtual_appliance	10.0.0	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_virtual_appliance	10.0_base	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_virtual_appliance	10.1.0	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_virtual_appliance	10.1.1	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_virtual_appliance	10.1_base	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_virtual_appliance	10.5.1	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_virtual_appliance	10.5_base	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_virtual_appliance	11.0.0	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_virtual_appliance	11.0_base	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99918 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038956 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719-wsa2 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99918 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038956 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719-wsa2 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.