Vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance
CVE-2016-1480
A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. Affected Products: all releases prior to the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco ESA and Cisco WSA, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured with message or content filters to scan incoming email attachments. More Information: CSCuw03606, CSCux59734. Known Affected Releases: 8.0.0-000 8.5.6-106 9.0.0-000 9.1.0-032 9.6.0-042 9.5.0-444 WSA10.0.0-000. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038 9.7.1-066.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.024 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Cisco Email Security Appliance — versions 8.0.1-023, 8.0_base, 8.5.0-000
- Cisco Asyncos Through Wsa10.0.0-000 — versions Cisco AsyncOS through WSA10.0.0-000
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037117 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037116 (vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93914 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1480?
- CVE-2016-1480 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance, classified under CWE-388. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1480?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.