A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Emergency Responder could allow an authenticated, remote malicious user to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of some parameters that are passed to the web server of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to access a malicious link or by intercepting a user request for the affected web interface and injecting malicious code into that request. A successful exploit could allow the malicious user to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected web-based management interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.
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The main event is next week New year, new critical Cisco patches to install – this time for a dirty dozen of bugs that can be exploited to sidestep auth, inject commands, etc
Cisco has released a fresh batch of security updates for its networking and comms gear lines. The high-priority patch this month is the fix for CVE-2019-16009, a cross-site request forgery, in the web UI of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE that can be exploited to steal credentials from users via malicious links. "A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions with the privilege level of the targeted user," Cisco said of the bug. "If the user has administrative privileges, ...
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