Information disclosure in Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance - CVE-2021-1425

Vulnerability details

The 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.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2021-1425

External References

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-info-disclo-VOu2GHbZ
• https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvw39308

Related Security Bulletins

• Information disclosure in Cisco Email Security Appliance and Content Security Management Appliance