Medium severity · published Nov 18, 2024
CVE-2021-1425
Cisco Cisco Email Security Appliance and Content Security Management Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information on an affected device.
The vulnerability exists because confidential information is being included in HTTP requests that are exchanged between the user and the device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by looking at the raw HTTP requests that are sent to the interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain some of the passwords that are configured throughout the interface.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AS
Asyncos · Cisco
before 13.8.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
CS
Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager
Cisco
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1425
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1425
Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-info-disclo-VOu2GHbZ
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