CVE-2021-1561
MEDIUMCisco Secure Email and Web Manager < 14.1 - Authenticated Spam Quarantine Access Control Bypass
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the spam quarantine feature of Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly Cisco Security Management Appliance (SMA), could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access and modify the spam quarantine settings of another user. This vulnerability exists because access to the spam quarantine feature is not properly restricted. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify another user's spam quarantine settings, possibly disabling security controls or viewing email messages stored on the spam quarantine interfaces.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sma-spam-jPxUXMk
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
33.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-302
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/secure_email_and_web_manager
< 14.1
Published
Aug 18, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026