# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9rr5-hm34-qcfm

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1423?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20798/): Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager External Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-6291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6291/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-20664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20664/): Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2022-20960](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20960/): Denial of service in Cisco Secure Email (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-0419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0419/): Security feature bypass in Email Security Appliance (ESA) (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1423 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Email Security Appliance. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1423/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1423/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1423
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1423
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1423

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