Information disclosure in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa)
CVE-2021-34749
A vulnerability in Server Name Identification (SNI) request filtering of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), and the Snort detection engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass filtering technology on an affected device and exfiltrate data from a compromised host. This vulnerability is due to inadequate filtering of the SSL handshake. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using data from the SSL client hello packet to communicate with an external server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute a command-and-control attack on a compromised host and perform additional data exfiltration attacks.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.017 (75.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa) — versions n/a
- Cisco Firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance_firmware — versions 6.6.0, 6.7.0, 7.0.0
- Cisco Ironport_web_security_appliance — versions 14.5
- Cisco Secure_firewall_management_center — versions 2.9.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (mailing-list)
- psirt@cisco.com (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-34749?
- CVE-2021-34749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa), classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2021-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2021-34749?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.