Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Service Manager Reflective Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Service Manager (VDS-SM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device.

The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or to access sensitive browser-based information.

Additional information about XSS attacks and potential mitigations is available:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/cmb/cisco-amb-20060922-understanding-xss.html ["http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/cmb/cisco-amb-20060922-understanding-xss.html "]

https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-site_Scripting_(XSS)[“https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-site_Scripting_(XSS)”]

Cisco has not released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-vds[“https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-vds”]