Vulnerability · Published Jun 15, 2022 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2022-20798Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager External Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity improper authentication in Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the external authentication functionality of Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly known as Cisco Security Management Appliance (SMA), and Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and log in to the web management interface of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper authentication checks when an affected device uses Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for external authentication. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering a specific input on the login page of the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the web-based management interface of the affected device.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- 20220615 Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager External Authentication Bypass Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO