Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.5.0-201/9.6.0-051/9.7.0-125 Advanced Malware Protection Proxy access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.5.0-201/9.6.0-051/9.7.0-125. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Advanced Malware Protection. The manipulation results in access control (Proxy). This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1315. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.5.0-201/9.6.0-051/9.7.0-125 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Advanced Malware Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Proxy). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The proxy engine in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), when used with Email Security Appliance (ESA) 9.5.0-201, 9.6.0-051, and 9.7.0-125, allows remote attackers to bypass intended content restrictions via a malformed e-mail message containing an encoded file, aka Bug ID CSCux45338.

The weakness was presented 02/12/2016 with Cisco as CSCux45338 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1315 since 01/04/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 08/22/2018). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 83217†), SecurityTracker (ID 1035008†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56595†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Proxy
Class: Access control / Proxy
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/04/2016 🔍
02/10/2016 +37 days 🔍
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02/12/2016 +1 days 🔍
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08/22/2018 +919 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCux45338
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1315 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1315
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80928
SecurityFocus: 83217 - Cisco Advanced Malware Protection and Email Security Appliance Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035008
Vulnerability Center: 56595 - [cisco-sa-20160211-esaamp] Cisco Advanced Malware Protection on Cisco ESA Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2016 11:00
Updated: 08/22/2018 09:53
Changes: 02/13/2016 11:00 (72), 08/22/2018 09:53 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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