Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Sep 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-12221

Description

A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Firepower Management Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of the affected software. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the affected software. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc38983.

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Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc./Secure Firewall Management Center
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Cisco Systems, Inc./Firepower Management Centerllm-create

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/100640nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906-firepower-2nvdVendor Advisory

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