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CVE-2017-6750

Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Published: Jul 25, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6750
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1188.html

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.

Weakness

The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product’s installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Web_security_applianceCisco10.0.0-232 (including)10.0.0-232 (including)
Web_security_applianceCisco10.0.0-233 (including)10.0.0-233 (including)
Web_security_applianceCisco10.0_base (including)10.0_base (including)
Web_security_applianceCisco10.1.0 (including)10.1.0 (including)
Web_security_applianceCisco10.1.0-204 (including)10.1.0-204 (including)
Web_security_applianceCisco10.1.1-230 (including)10.1.1-230 (including)
Web_security_applianceCisco10.1.1-234 (including)10.1.1-234 (including)
Web_security_applianceCisco10.1.1-235 (including)10.1.1-235 (including)
Web_security_applianceCisco10.5.0 (including)10.5.0 (including)
Web_security_applianceCisco10.5.0-358 (including)10.5.0-358 (including)
Web_security_virtual_applianceCisco10.0.0 (including)10.0.0 (including)
Web_security_virtual_applianceCisco10.0_base (including)10.0_base (including)
Web_security_virtual_applianceCisco10.1.0 (including)10.1.0 (including)
Web_security_virtual_applianceCisco10.1.1 (including)10.1.1 (including)
Web_security_virtual_applianceCisco10.1_base (including)10.1_base (including)
Web_security_virtual_applianceCisco10.5.1 (including)10.5.1 (including)
Web_security_virtual_applianceCisco10.5_base (including)10.5_base (including)

References

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