CVE-2016-1296

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The proxy engine on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices with software 8.5.3-055, 9.1.0-000, and 9.5.0-235 allows remote attackers to bypass intended proxy restrictions via a malformed HTTP method, aka Bug ID CSCux00848.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-254

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160119-wsaVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160119-wsaVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jan 20, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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