CVE-2022-20942
MEDIUMDescription
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.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-50719 | High | 7.5 | 84% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-0482 | Critical | 9.1 | 44% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-36052 | High | 8.6 | 22% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-22876 | Medium | 5.3 | 5.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-45591 | Medium | 5.3 | 3.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-24819 | Medium | 5.3 | 3.3% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2022-20942?
Upgrade asyncos to 14.0.2-012 or later.
Is CVE-2022-20942 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2022-20942 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.89% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 56% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2022-20942?
CVE-2022-20942 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2022-20942 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for asyncos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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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.