CVE-2019-1933 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-1933: Cisco Email Security Appliance Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA)
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published July 6, 2019
Last update November 19, 2024

CVSS base score

5.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the email message scanning of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of certain email fields. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email message to a recipient protected by the ESA. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured message filters and inject arbitrary scripting code inside the email body. The malicious code is not executed by default unless the recipient's email client is configured to execute scripts contained in emails.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 6, 2019 CVE published
November 19, 2024 Record updated