SB2022110337 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Email and Web Appliances
Published: November 3, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20867)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the next-generation UI management interface. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
2) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20868)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the device.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of a hard-coded value to encrypt a token that is used for certain API calls. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the next-generation UI management interface, impersonate another valid user and execute commands with the privileges of that user account.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esasmawsa-vulns-YRuSW5mD
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwc12181
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwc12185
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwc12183
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwc12186