Information disclosure in Cisco Email Security Appliance (Esa)
CVE-2020-3447
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to excessive verbosity in certain log subscriptions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing specific log files on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive log data, which may include user credentials. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials at the operator level or higher on the affected device.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3447?
- CVE-2020-3447 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (Esa), classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3447?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.