SocialminerApplication · Cisco
CVE-2017-6702
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco SocialMiner could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of an affected system. More Information: CSCve15285. Known Affected Releases: 11.5(1).
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 confidenceA cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the web framework of Cisco SocialMiner. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can inject malicious scripts into the web interface that will be executed in the context of a user's session when they access the affected interface.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
SocialminerApplication
= 11.5\(1\)CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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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Confirm Cisco SocialMiner installationCheck system for Cisco SocialMiner by reviewing installed software packages, looking for SocialMiner processes running (ps aux | grep -i socialminer), or checking for the product in system inventoryAffected if SocialMiner is not installed on the system - not affected. If found, proceed to version check.
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Identify installed SocialMiner versionAccess the SocialMiner administrative interface or use CLI to query the version. Typically found in the About page of the web UI, or via command line: run show version or show system health in the SocialMiner CLIAffected if The installed version is 11.5(1) - this version is affected by the XSS vulnerability. Other versions are not affected unless they appear in the affected range.
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Verify web framework is accessibleTest network accessibility to the SocialMiner web interface port (default HTTPS 443 or configured port) from network locations. Check if the web service is running and exposedAffected if The web interface is externally accessible or accessible to untrusted users - the XSS can be triggered. Even if not externally accessible, internal users could still be targeted.
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Check for evidence of XSS exploitationReview SocialMiner web server logs for suspicious URL patterns containing script tags, javascript:, or other XSS payloads in request parameters. Look in access logs for unusual query stringsAffected if Suspicious XSS patterns found in logs indicate potential exploitation attempts against the vulnerable endpoint
You are affected if Cisco SocialMiner version 11.5(1) is installed AND the web interface is accessible to users or attackers who could trigger the XSS payload.
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 patch for CSCve15285 when available. As a temporary mitigation, consider deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to filter malicious XSS payloads, and instruct users to avoid clicking untrusted links.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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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-2017-6702 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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