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CVE-2022-20942

MEDIUM
Published 2022-11-03T19:30:36.424Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.262
Higher than 26.2% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Cisco

Cisco Secure Web Appliance

Affected Versions:

11.7.0-406 11.7.0-418 11.7.1-049 11.7.1-006 11.7.1-020 11.7.2-011 11.8.0-414 11.8.1-023 11.8.3-018 11.8.3-021 12.0.1-268 12.0.3-007 12.5.2-007 12.5.1-011
Cisco

Cisco Secure Email

Affected Versions:

11.0.3-238 11.1.0-069 11.1.0-131 11.1.0-128 12.0.0-419 12.1.0-071 12.1.0-087 12.1.0-089 13.0.0-392 13.5.1-277 12.5.0-066 14.0.0-698 14.2.0-620
Cisco

Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager

Affected Versions:

11.0.0-115 11.0.1-161 11.5.1-105 12.0.0-452 12.0.1-011 12.5.0-636 12.5.0-658 12.5.0-678 12.5.0-670 13.0.0-277 13.6.2-078 13.8.1-068 13.8.1-074 12.8.1-002 14.0.0-404 14.1.0-223 14.1.0-227 14.2.0-212

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-96p6-q6gp-f474

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20942
WEB https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cnt-sec-infodiscl-BVKKnUG
WEB https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cnt-sec-infodiscl-BVKKnUG

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: November 4, 2022, Modified: November 8, 2022

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cnt-sec-infodiscl-BVKKnUG
Published: 2022-11-03T19:30:36.424Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-03T02:31:59.271Z
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