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CVE-2019-15988

Cisco Email Security Appliance URL Filtering Bypass Vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the antispam protection mechanisms of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the URL reputation filters on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting the URL in a particular way. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the URL reputation filters that are configured for the affected device, which could allow malicious URLs to pass through the device.

Una vulnerabilidad en los mecanismos de protección antispam del Software Cisco AsyncOS para Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), podría permitir a un atacante remoto no autenticado omitir los filtros de reputación de URL en un dispositivo afectado. La vulnerabilidad es debido a una comprobación de entrada insuficiente de las URL. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad al crear la URL de una manera particular. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir al atacante omitir los filtros de reputación de URL configurados para el dispositivo afectado, lo que podría permitir que las URL maliciosas pasen a través del dispositivo.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-09-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-11-26 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-19 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Cisco
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 Email Security Appliance Firmware
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Email Security Appliance Firmware"
 <= 12.5.0
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Email Security Appliance Firmware" and version " <= 12.5.0"
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Affected