A vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct an HTTP response splitting attack. This vulnerability is due to the failure of the application or its environment to properly sanitize input values. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious HTTP headers, controlling the response body, or splitting the response into multiple responses.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.7, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2022-11-04T18:15:10.843
2024-11-21T06:43:31.557
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 (MEDIUM)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | cisco | email_security_appliance_firmware | < 14.0.3-015 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | email_security_appliance_firmware | < 14.2.1-015 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | email_security_appliance_firmware | < 14.3.0-023 | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | email_security_appliance | - | No |
| Operating System | cisco | secure_email_and_web_manager_firmware | < 14.2.0-217 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | secure_email_and_web_manager_firmware | < 14.3.0-115 | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | secure_email_and_web_manager | - | No |
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