CVE-2015-6298

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.

Category

9.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.62%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151104-wsa vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034059 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6298?
CVE-2015-6298 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6298?
To fix CVE-2015-6298, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-6298 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-6298 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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