Vulnerability · Published Nov 3, 2022 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2022-20942
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Cisco Secure Email from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Web Appliance | 11.7.0-40611.7.0-41811.7.1-04911.7.1-00611.7.1-02011.7.2-01111.8.0-41411.8.1-023 |
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Email | 11.0.3-23811.1.0-06911.1.0-13111.1.0-12812.0.0-41912.1.0-07112.1.0-08712.1.0-089 |
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager | 11.0.0-11511.0.1-16111.5.1-10512.0.0-45212.0.1-01112.5.0-63612.5.0-65812.5.0-678 |
Weakness: CWE-359 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N