CVE-2021-1561 Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Spam Quarantine Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can bypass restrictions to modify spam quarantine settings and view other users' quarantined emails in Cisco Secure Email Manager.
- 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-2021-1561?
CVE-2021-1561 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA), published on 18 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the spam quarantine feature of Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly Cisco Security Management Appliance (SMA), could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access and modify the spam quarantine settings of another user. This vulnerability exists because access to the spam quarantine feature is not properly restricted. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify another user's spam quarantine settings, possibly disabling security controls or viewing email messages stored on the spam quarantine interfaces.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1561?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1561?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1561 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-1561 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1561 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2wc-g85m-hq39.