Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2024 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2024-20256
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct an XSS attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of an affected interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.
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 and Web Manager | 9.0.0-08711.0.0-11511.0.1-16111.5.1-10512.0.0-45212.0.1-01112.5.0-63612.5.0-658 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N