CVE-2020-3368 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-3368: Cisco Email Security Appliance URL Filtering Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA)
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published June 18, 2020
Last update November 15, 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 antispam protection mechanisms of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the URL reputation filters on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting the URL in a particular way. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the URL reputation filters that are configured for the affected device, which could allow malicious URLs to pass through the device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 18, 2020 CVE published
November 15, 2024 Record updated