The Sponsor Portal in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 1.2 and earlier does not properly restrict use of IFRAME elements, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks and unspecified other attacks via a crafted web site, related to a "cross-frame scripting (XFS)" issue, aka Bug ID CSCui82666.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5523 is rated Moderate Risk (40.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.55% | 1.22% | +0.67% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.58% | 0.55% | -0.03% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.58% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | identity_services_engine_software | <= 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_software | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_software | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/98168 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55207 | |
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5523 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=31161 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62869 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029157 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87724 |