CVE-2021-1516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA), Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), and Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA). An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this flaw by inspecting raw HTTP requests to gain access to sensitive information, specifically some configured passwords. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 and is rated as medium due to requiring authentication and having a low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.6.2-023CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ironport_web_security_appliance:13.6.2-023:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.0.0-090CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ironport_web_security_appliance:14.0.0-090:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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