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CVE-2009-1162

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Spam Quarantine login page in Cisco IronPort AsyncOS before 6.5.2 on Series C, M, and X appliances allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the referrer parameter.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-1162 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-06-05T16:00:00.280

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.0.0-754	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.0.0-757	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.1.0-301	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.1.0-304	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.1.0-306	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.1.0-307	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.1.5-110	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.1.6-003	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.3.5-003	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.3.6-003	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.5.0-405	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.5.1-005	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ironport_asyncos	6.6.4.0-273	Yes
Hardware	cisco	ironport_email_security_appliances	*	Yes
Hardware	cisco	ironport_email_security_appliances	*	Yes
Hardware	cisco	ironport_email_security_appliances	*	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/54884 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34895 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=18365 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35203 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022335 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50948 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/54884 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34895 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=18365 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35203 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022335 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50948 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.