Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-12309
A vulnerability in the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a HTTP response splitting attack. The vulnerability is due to the failure of the application or its environment to properly sanitize input values. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious HTTP headers, controlling the response body, or splitting the response into multiple responses. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks, cross-user defacement, web cache poisoning, and similar exploits. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf16705.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2017-12309
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:10.0.2-020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:11.0.0-105:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-12309
0.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 49 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-12309
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
5.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
3.9
|
1.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-12309
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The product receives data from an HTTP agent/component (e.g., web server, proxy, browser, etc.), but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CR and LF characters before the data is included in outgoing HTTP headers.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2017-12309
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171115-esa
Cisco Email Security Appliance and Content Security Management Appliance HTTP Response Splitting VulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039831
Cisco Email Security Appliance Lets Remote Users Conduct HTTP Response Splitting Attacks - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101928
Cisco Email Security Appliance CVE-2017-12309 HTTP Response Splitting VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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