VDB-94031 · CVE-2016-9202 · BID 94799

Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.1.1-036/9.7.1-066 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.1.1-036/9.7.1-066. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-9202. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.1.1-036/9.7.1-066 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2016. The weakness was released 12/07/2016 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20161207-esa1 / CSCvb37346 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9202 since 11/06/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 94799†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037423†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-94032. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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OpenVAS ID: 867660
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Email Security Appliance SMTP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20161207-esa1 / CSCvb37346
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9202 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9202
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94031
SecurityFocus: 94799 - Cisco AsyncOS Software CVE-2016-9202 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037423

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2016 19:59
Updated: 10/05/2022 14:07
Changes: 12/10/2016 19:59 (63), 06/23/2019 09:20 (13), 10/05/2022 14:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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