CVE-2021-1425 Cisco Cisco Email Security Appliance and Content Security Management Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability
An authenticated attacker can view sensitive passwords in HTTP requests on Cisco Content Security Management Appliances, requiring software updates to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-1425?
CVE-2021-1425 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asyncos, published on 18 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information on an affected device. The vulnerability exists because confidential information is being included in HTTP requests that are exchanged between the user and the device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by looking at the raw HTTP requests that are sent to the interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain some of the passwords that are configured throughout the interface.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-201
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1425?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Asyncos.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1425?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-1425 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1425 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-20393 Cisco Multiple Products Improper Input Validation
- CVE-2026-76519 Cisco Secure Email Gateway Relative Path Traversal
- CVE-2026-76461 Cisco Secure Email Gateway SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-20435 Command injection in Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- CVE-2019-15956 Cisco Web Security Appliance Unauthorized Device Reset Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92xx-rm6p-pfrg.