Ws C2940 8Tf S Firmware
CVE-2022-31734
MEDIUM
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Switches provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability regarding error page generation. An arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the user who is using the product. The affected firmware is prior to 12.2(50)SY released in 2011, and Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Switches have been retired since January 2015
AnalysisAI
Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Switches provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Switches provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability regarding error page generation. An arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the user who is using the product. The affected firmware is prior to 12.2(50)SY released in 2011, and Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Switches have been retired since January 2015 Affected products include: Cisco Ws-C2940-8Tf-S Firmware, Cisco Ws-C2940-8Tt-S Firmware. Version information: prior to 12.2.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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