Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Filter Bypass Vulnerability
Published Jul 16, 2020
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.28%
Description
A vulnerability in URL filtering of Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass URL filtering on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted, malicious HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to redirect users to malicious sites.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) | n/a |
|
- < 13.0.1
- ≥ 13.5.0 · < 13.5.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 15, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 69.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 48.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 46.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 43.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.30% (0.02304) | 53.71th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.30% (0.02304) | 53.25th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 33.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ESA-filt-39jXvMfM vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ESA-filt-39jXvMfM | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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