CVE-2018-0447: cisco cisco email security appliance (esa) Improper Access Control

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-0447 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Improper Access Control vulnerability in cisco cisco email security appliance (esa). EPSS estimates a 2.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-10-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the anti-spam protection mechanisms of Cisco AsyncOS Software for the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass certain content filters on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input and validation checking mechanisms for certain Sender Policy Framework (SPF) messages that are sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a customized SPF packet to an affected device. If successful, an exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the URL filters that are configured for the affected device, which could allow malicious URLs to pass through the device.

• CWE-284Improper Access ControlThe product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.