CVE-2022-20868
Cisco Email Security Appliance, Secure Email and Web Manager, Secure Web Appliance Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. The attacker needs valid credentials to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to the use of a hardcoded value to encrypt a token used for certain APIs calls . An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate another valid user and execute commands with the privileges of that user account.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 4, 2022, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 25, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2022-20868 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2022-20868
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-20868.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esasmawsa-vulns-YRuSW5mD |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2022-20868 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 25, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Cisco Systems, Inc. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esasmawsa-vulns-YRuSW5mD [No types assigned] Removed Reference Cisco Systems, Inc. https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esasmawsa-vulns-YRuSW5mD Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-321 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. The attacker needs valid credentials to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to the use of a hardcoded value to encrypt a token used for certain APIs calls . An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate another valid user and execute commands with the privileges of that user account. A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. The attacker needs valid credentials to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to the use of a hardcoded value to encrypt a token used for certain APIs calls . An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate another valid user and execute commands with the privileges of that user account. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esasmawsa-vulns-YRuSW5mD No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esasmawsa-vulns-YRuSW5mD Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-798 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 14.2.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_gateway:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0 up to (excluding) 14.2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.8 up to (excluding) 12.5.5 *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.0.4 *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_web_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-20868 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.34 }} -0.00%
score
0.71720
percentile