CVE-2016-1480

HIGH

Cisco Email Security Appliance - Unauthenticated Filter Bypass via MIME Scanner

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. Affected Products: all releases prior to the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco ESA and Cisco WSA, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured with message or content filters to scan incoming email attachments. More Information: CSCuw03606, CSCux59734. Known Affected Releases: 8.0.0-000 8.5.6-106 9.0.0-000 9.1.0-032 9.6.0-042 9.5.0-444 WSA10.0.0-000. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038 9.7.1-066.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037117
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037116
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93914

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0242
EPSS Percentile 82.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-388
Status published
Products (32)
cisco/email_security_appliance 8.0.1-023
cisco/email_security_appliance 8.0_base
cisco/email_security_appliance 8.5.0-000
cisco/email_security_appliance 8.5.0-er1-198
cisco/email_security_appliance 8.5.6-052
cisco/email_security_appliance 8.5.6-073
cisco/email_security_appliance 8.5.6-074
cisco/email_security_appliance 8.5.6-106
cisco/email_security_appliance 8.5.6-113
cisco/email_security_appliance 8.5.7-042
... and 22 more
Published Oct 28, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026