Information disclosure in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance, Email Security Appliance, and Web Security Appliance

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU52965

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-2021-1516

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to confidential information is included in HTTP requests that are exchanged between the user and the device. A remote authenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance: before 14.0

Cisco Email Security Appliance: before 14.0

Cisco Web Security Appliance: before 14.0

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-wsa-sma-info-gY2AEz2H

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.