CVE-2022-20868

Published Nov 3, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. The attacker needs valid credentials to exploit this vulnerability.

This vulnerability is due to the use of a hardcoded value to encrypt a token used for certain APIs calls . An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate another valid user and execute commands with the privileges of that user account.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cisco

Cisco Secure Web Appliance

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.8.0-414`	affected	—
`11.8.1-023`	affected	—
`11.8.3-018`	affected	—
`11.8.3-021`	affected	—
`12.0.1-268`	affected	—
`12.0.3-007`	affected	—
`12.5.2-007`	affected	—
`12.5.1-011`	affected	—
`12.5.4-005`	affected	—
`14.5.0-498`	affected	—
`14.0.2-012`	affected	—

Cisco

Cisco Secure Email

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`13.0.0-392`	affected	—
`13.5.1-277`	affected	—
`14.0.0-698`	affected	—
`14.2.0-620`	affected	—

Cisco

Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`12.0.0-452`	affected	—
`12.0.1-011`	affected	—
`12.5.0-636`	affected	—
`12.5.0-658`	affected	—
`12.5.0-678`	affected	—
`12.5.0-670`	affected	—
`13.0.0-277`	affected	—
`13.6.2-078`	affected	—
`13.8.1-068`	affected	—
`13.8.1-074`	affected	—
`12.8.1-002`	affected	—
`14.0.0-404`	affected	—
`14.1.0-223`	affected	—
`14.1.0-227`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_gateway:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5:::::::*

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_web_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-26118	A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. The attacker needs valid credentials to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to the use of a hardcoded value to encrypt a token used for certain APIs calls . An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate another valid user and execute commands with the privileges of that user account.