CVE-2022-20798 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Cisco Email Security Appliance. This flaw, stemming from improper LDAP authentication checks, allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the web management interface. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), a successful exploit could lead to complete compromise of the device. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 14.0, < 14.0.1-033CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.0, < 13.0.0-277CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.6, < 13.6.2-090CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.8, < 13.8.1-090CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.