Vulnerability Monitor

The vendors, products, and vulnerabilities you care about

CVE-2017-6750

A vulnerability in AsyncOS for the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to log in to the device with the privileges of a limited user or an unauthenticated, remote attacker to authenticate to certain areas of the web GUI, aka a Static Credentials Vulnerability. Affected Products: virtual and hardware versions of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA). More Information: CSCve06124. Known Affected Releases: 10.1.0-204. Known Fixed Releases: 10.5.1-270.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), 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

2017-07-25T19:29:00.333

Last Modified

2026-06-17T01:22:58.000

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-1188

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	10.1.1-234	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.1.1-235	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.5.0	Yes
Application	cisco	web_security_appliance	10.5.0-358	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

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99924 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038958 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719-wsa4 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99924 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038958 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719-wsa4 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.