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CVE-2016-6394: Session fixation vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center and Cisco FireSIGHT System Software…
CVE-2016-6394 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.1 and affects Cisco Firesight System Software. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction.
Vulnerability description
Session fixation vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center and Cisco FireSIGHT System Software through 6.1.0 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via a session identifier, aka Bug ID CSCuz80503.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.0 9.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: None. No effect on availability.
Affected products
- Cisco Firesight System Software: 5.2.0; 5.2.0.1; 5.2.0.2; 5.2.0.3; 5.2.0.4; 5.2.0.5; 5.2.0.6; 5.2.0.8; 5.3.0; 5.3.0.1; 5.3.0.2; 5.3.0.3