QID 317073

Date Published: 2021-10-13

QID 317073: Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) Uniform Resource Locator (URL) Filtering Bypass Vulnerability (cisco-sa-esa-url-bypass-sGcfsDrp)

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. Affected Products Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco ESA releases earlier than Release 14.0.1.

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The check matches Cisco ASA version retrieved using "show version" command.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the URL reputation filters that are configured for an affected device, which could allow malicious URLs to pass through the device.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
    • Solution

    Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-esa-url-bypass-sGcfsDrp for more information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 317073

    CVE-2021-1534 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
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