CVE-2019-15988: cisco cisco email security appliance (esa) Improper Input Validation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-15988 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco cisco email security appliance (esa). EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-11-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 19-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• 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.