Cisco ASA Input Validation File Injection Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the HTTP web-based management interface of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary XML commands on the affected system.

The vulnerability is due to improper user input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting XML input into the affected fields of the web interface. An exploit could allow the attacker to impact the integrity of the device data.

There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

This advisory is available at the following link:
http://ift.tt/2fYPhE2 A vulnerability in the HTTP web-based management interface of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary XML commands on the affected system.

The vulnerability is due to improper user input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting XML input into the affected fields of the web interface. An exploit could allow the attacker to impact the integrity of the device data.

There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

This advisory is available at the following link:
http://ift.tt/2fYPhE2
Security Impact Rating: Medium
CVE: CVE-2016-6461

from Cisco Security Advisory http://ift.tt/2fYPhE2