CVE-2016-1423

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1423
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-28 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the display of email messages in the Messages in Quarantine (MIQ) view in Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a user to click a malicious link in the MIQ view. The malicious link could be used to facilitate a cross-site scripting (XSS) or HTML injection attack. More Information: CSCuz02235. Known Affected Releases: 8.0.2-069. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038 9.7.2-047.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.005450000 probability, percentile 0.679150000 (date 2026-05-09)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | unspecified

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 8.9.0 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 8.9.1-000 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 8.9.2-032 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.0.0 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.0.0-212 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.0.0-461 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.0.5-000 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.1.0 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.1.0-011 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.1.0-032 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.1.0-101 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cisco AsyncOS 8.0.2-069 affected Cisco AsyncOS 8.0.2-069 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Email Security Appliance Quarantine Email Rendering Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Email Security Appliance Lets Remote Users Bypass Certain Quarantine Restrictions on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Cisco AsyncOS CVE-2016-1423 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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