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CVE-2022-20798

CVE-2022-20798 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

A vulnerability in the external authentication functionality of Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly known as Cisco Security Management Appliance (SMA), and Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and log in to the web management interface of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper authentication checks when an affected device uses Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for external authentication. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering a specific input on the login page of the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the web-based management interface of the affected device.

EPSS 1.31% · 80.1th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.31%
80.1th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
CiscoCisco Email Security Appliance (ESA)n/a
ciscoemail_security_appliance14.0, 7.1.5
ciscosecure_email_and_web_manager13.8, 13.0, 13.6

Timeline

  • Jun 15, 2022 CVE Published
  • Jun 16, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Aug 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 21, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Apr 1, 2023 EPSS Score
  • May 19, 2023 EPSS Score
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