Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-1561
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.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2021-1561
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-1561
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 39 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-1561
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
8.0
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4.9
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NIST | |
5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.5
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Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.5
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-1561
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When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The authentication scheme or implementation uses key data elements that are assumed to be immutable, but can be controlled or modified by the attacker.Assigned by: ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-1561
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sma-spam-jPxUXMk
Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Spam Quarantine Unauthorized Access VulnerabilityPatch;Vendor Advisory
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