Cisco Email Security Appliance up to 9.7.2 Messages in Quarantine cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco Email Security Appliance up to 9.7.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Messages in Quarantine. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-1423. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Email Security Appliance up to 9.7.2 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Messages in Quarantine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the display of email messages in the Messages in Quarantine (MIQ) view in Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a user to click a malicious link in the MIQ view. The malicious link could be used to facilitate a cross-site scripting (XSS) or HTML injection attack. More Information: CSCuz02235. Known Affected Releases: 8.0.2-069. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038 9.7.2-047.

The weakness was shared 10/28/2016 with Cisco as CSCuz02235 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1423 since 01/04/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316060 (Cisco Email Security Appliance Quarantine Email Rendering Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20161026-esa4)).

Upgrading to version 9.1.1-038 or 9.7.2-047 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93912†). The entries VDB-93132 and VDB-93131 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Email Security Appliance Quarantine Email Rendering Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Email Security Appliance 9.1.1-038/9.7.2-047

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01/04/2016 🔍
10/26/2016 +296 days 🔍
10/28/2016 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCuz02235
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1423 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1423
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93129
SecurityFocus: 93912 - Cisco AsyncOS CVE-2016-1423 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037113

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2016 19:46
Updated: 10/14/2024 13:10
Changes: 10/28/2016 19:46 (58), 05/19/2019 17:59 (13), 09/28/2022 15:01 (3), 10/14/2024 13:10 (16)
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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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