CVE-2015-4288 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers and obtain sensitive information due to missing X.509 certificate verification in Cisco security appliances.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-4288?
CVE-2015-4288 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance, published on 29 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The LDAP implementation on the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) 8.5.0-000, Email Security Appliance (ESA) 8.5.7-042, and Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) 8.3.6-048 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate, aka Bug IDs CSCuo29561, CSCuv40466, and CSCuv40470.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4288?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Content Security Management Appliance, Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Web Security Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-4288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4288 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Email Security Appliance
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9fj4-p49h-qwx5.