Auth bypass in Cisco Asyncos
CVE-2022-20942
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, and Cisco Secure Web Appliance, formerly known as Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to retrieve sensitive information from an affected device, including user credentials. This vulnerability is due to weak enforcement of back-end authorization checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain confidential data that is stored on the affected device.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 61.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Asyncos
- Cisco Secure Email — versions 11.0.3-238, 11.1.0-069, 11.1.0-131
- Cisco Secure Email And Web Manager — versions 11.0.0-115, 11.0.1-161, 11.5.1-105
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance — versions 11.7.0-406, 11.7.0-418, 11.7.1-049
- Cisco Secure Email And Web Manager
- Cisco Secure Email Gateway
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-20942?
- CVE-2022-20942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asyncos, classified under Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-11-04.
- How severe is CVE-2022-20942?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.