CVE-2019-1921
A vulnerability in the attachment scanning of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured content filters on the device.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A vulnerability in the attachment scanning of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured content filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the email body. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by naming a malicious attachment with a specific pattern. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured content filters that would normally block the attachment.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.41% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- cisco/email security appliance
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.