CVE-2019-15988
MEDIUMCisco Email Security Appliance Firmware < 12.5.0 - Unauthenticated URL Filter Bypass via Crafted URL
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191120-esa-url-bypass
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0101
EPSS Percentile
58.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/email_security_appliance_firmware
< 12.5.0
Published
Nov 26, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026