# CVE-2019-12635: Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can bypass role permissions to access other users' spam quarantine in Cisco SMA.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h6wq-6w3g-434q

## What is CVE-2019-12635?

CVE-2019-12635 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA), published on 5 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the authorization module of Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain out-of-scope access to email. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not correctly implement role permission controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a custom role with specific permissions. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the spam quarantine of other users.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12635?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Content Security Management Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-12635?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12635 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-12635 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA)

- [CVE-2014-2119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2119/): File upload in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2015-6321](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6321/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2013-5537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5537/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-2183](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2183/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-3395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3395/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-12635 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-12635 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA), published on 5 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA). 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-2019-12635/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12635/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12635
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12635
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12635

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