CVE-2019-1955
HIGHCisco Email Security Appliance Firmware - Unauthenticated Filter Bypass via SPF Message Handling
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the Sender Policy Framework (SPF) functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input and validation checking mechanisms for certain 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. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the header filters that are configured for the affected device, which could allow malicious content 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-20190807-esm-inject
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0141
EPSS Percentile
69.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (2)
cisco/email_security_appliance_firmware
12.0
cisco/email_security_appliance_firmware
< 4.0mr1
Published
Aug 08, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026