Cisco Secure Email Gateway HTTP Response Splitting XSS (cisco-sa-esa-http-split-GLrnnOwS)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 242971

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco Secure Email Gateway is affected by a vulnerability.

- A vulnerability in the web-based management API of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct an HTTP response splitting attack. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of some parameters that are passed to the web-based management API of the affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of an affected interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, resulting in the execution of arbitrary script code in the browser of the targeted user, or could allow the attacker to access sensitive, browser-based information. (CVE-2024-20392)

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCwh12975

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9c657aac

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwh12975

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 242971

File Name: cisco-sa-esa-http-split-GLrnnOwS.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 7/29/2025

Updated: 7/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-20392

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance

Required KB Items: Host/AsyncOS/Cisco Email Security Appliance/Version

Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-20392

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-esa-http-split-GLrnnOwS

IAVA: 2024-A-0294

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCwh12975