CVE-2020-3137
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.008 · 58 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface of the affected device does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or to access sensitive, browser-based information.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Email Security Appliance (ESA)cisco_csaf
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https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-email-sec-xss-EbjXuXwPCisco Email Security Appliance Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability2020-01-22csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface of the affected device does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or to access sensitive, browser-based information. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-email-sec-xss-EbjXuXwP ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-email-sec-xss-EbjXuXwP"]
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references (9)
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- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvr60347Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3137cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-email-sec-xss-EbjXuXwPcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-bypass-5Cdv2HMAcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-dos-87mBkc8ncnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-ESA-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-Web-based-Management-Interface-31409cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0235/cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-email-sec-xss-EbjXuXwPenisa_euvd
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