CVE-2021-1561 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-1561: Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Spam Quarantine Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA)
Weakness CWE-302
Published August 18, 2021
Last update November 7, 2024

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the spam quarantine feature of Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly Cisco Security Management Appliance (SMA), could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access and modify the spam quarantine settings of another user. This vulnerability exists because access to the spam quarantine feature is not properly restricted. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify another user's spam quarantine settings, possibly disabling security controls or viewing email messages stored on the spam quarantine interfaces.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 18, 2021 CVE published
November 7, 2024 Record updated