Firesight System SoftwareApplication · Cisco
CVE-2015-0706
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOpen redirect vulnerability in Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 5.3.1.1, 5.3.1.2, and 6.0.0 in FireSIGHT Management Center allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a crafted HTTP header, aka Bug IDs CSCut06060, CSCut06056, and CSCus98966.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceOpen redirect vulnerability in Cisco FireSIGHT Management Center allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external websites via crafted HTTP headers. The vulnerability affects versions 5.3.1.1, 5.3.1.2, and 6.0.0, enabling phishing attacks by manipulating the HTTP header to control the redirect destination.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Firesight System SoftwareApplication
= 5.3.1.1= 5.3.1.2= 6.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed FireSIGHT System Software versionAccess the Management Center console or use the command line interface (CLI) with appropriate admin credentials and run the command to display the system version (typically via 'show version' or checking the web UI about page)Affected if The displayed version is exactly 5.3.1.1, 5.3.1.2, or 6.0.0
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Confirm Management Center web interface is accessibleAttempt to reach the FireSIGHT Management Center login page via HTTP/HTTPS from a test system to verify the web interface is exposedAffected if The Management Center web interface responds to HTTP requests, making it reachable for potential exploit attempts
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Review HTTP traffic logs for redirect patternsExamine access logs, proxy logs, or IDS/IPS alerts for requests containing unusual redirect destinations or suspicious URL parameters targeting the Management CenterAffected if Logs show requests with crafted HTTP headers or redirect parameters pointing to external domains not controlled by the organization
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Inspect configured redirect rules or URL handlersCheck the Management Center configuration for any custom redirect rules, URL rewrite settings, or HTTP header handling configurations that could be manipulatedAffected if Redirect rules exist that accept user-supplied input for destination URLs without proper validation
A user is affected if their Management Center runs version 5.3.1.1, 5.3.1.2, or 6.0.0 and has its web interface exposed to network traffic.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-supplied software patch or upgrade to a fixed version of Cisco FireSIGHT System Software. Until patched, monitor for suspicious redirect patterns in HTTP headers targeting the Management Center interface.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-0706 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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