XSS in Cisco Email Security Appliance
CVE-2016-1423
A vulnerability in the display of email messages in the Messages in Quarantine (MIQ) view in Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a user to click a malicious link in the MIQ view. The malicious link could be used to facilitate a cross-site scripting (XSS) or HTML injection attack. More Information: CSCuz02235. Known Affected Releases: 8.0.2-069. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038 9.7.2-047.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (74.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Email Security Appliance — versions 8.9.0, 8.9.1-000, 8.9.2-032
- Cisco Asyncos 8.0.2-069 — versions Cisco AsyncOS 8.0.2-069
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037113 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93912 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1423?
- CVE-2016-1423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-10-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1423?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.