CVE-2016-1423 Cross-site scripting in Cisco AsyncOS 8.0.2-069
An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Quarantine view, potentially leading to cross-site scripting attacks against users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1423?
CVE-2016-1423 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance, published on 28 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the display of email messages in the Messages in Quarantine (MIQ) view in Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a user to click a malicious link in the MIQ view. The malicious link could be used to facilitate a cross-site scripting (XSS) or HTML injection attack. More Information: CSCuz02235. Known Affected Releases: 8.0.2-069. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038 9.7.2-047.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1423?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Email Security Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1423?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1423 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-1423 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1423 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Email Security Appliance
- CVE-2022-20798 Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager External Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2015-6291 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2022-20664 Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-20960 Denial of service in Cisco Secure Email
- CVE-2018-0419 Security feature bypass in Email Security Appliance (ESA)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9rr5-hm34-qcfm.