Is CVE-2022-20942 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-20942 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-20942?

CVE-2022-20942 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-20942?

CVE-2022-20942 has an EPSS score of 0.89% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20942?

Upgrade asyncos to 14.0.2-012 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-20942

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, and Cisco Secure Web Appliance, formerly known as Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to retrieve sensitive information from an affected device, including user credentials. This vulnerability is due to weak enforcement of back-end authorization checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain confidential data that is stored on the affected device.

CWE-359 CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

asyncosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.0.2-012Fixed in:14.0.2-012CVE-2022-20942derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.