Information disclosure in Cisco Email Security Appliance and Content Security Management Appliance
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-1425 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU51220
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1425
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) due to confidential information is being included in HTTP requests that are exchanged between the user and the device. A remote authenticated user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance: 12.0 - 13.6.2 066
Cisco Content Security Management Appliance: 13.0.0 187 - 13.7.0
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_asyncos_for_cisco_email_security_appliance:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_asyncos_for_cisco_email_security_appliance:12.1 089:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_asyncos_for_cisco_email_security_appliance:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_content_security_management_appliance:13.0.0 187:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_content_security_management_appliance:13.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_content_security_management_appliance:13.6.1 193:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-info-disclo-VOu2GHbZ
https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvw39308
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
