CVE-2013-5537
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The web framework on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), Email Security Appliance (ESA), and Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) devices does not properly manage the state of HTTP and HTTPS sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (management GUI outage) via multiple TCP connections, aka Bug IDs CSCuj59411, CSCuf89818, and CSCuh05635.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.8
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affected products (4)
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- cisco content security management applianceall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:h:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco email security appliance firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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references (3)
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