Security restrictions bypass in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance

Published: 2019-09-05

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-12635
CWE-ID	CWE-285
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	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) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU20871

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12635

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain out-of-scope access to email.

The vulnerability exists in the authorization module due to the affected software does not correctly implement role permission controls. A remote authenticated attacker can use a custom role with specific permissions and access the spam quarantine of other users.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Content Security Management Appliance: 7.8 base - 12.0.0 478

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190904-sma-info-dis

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.