Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a HTTP response splitting attack. The vulnerability is due to the failure of the application or its environment to properly sanitize input values. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious HTTP headers, controlling the response body, or splitting the response into multiple responses. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks, cross-user defacement, web cache poisoning, and similar exploits. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf16705.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Email Security Appliance Firmware | 10.0.2-020 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101928Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039831Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101928Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039831Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2017-12309?
CVE-2017-12309 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). A vulnerability in the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a HTTP response splitting attack. The vulnerability is due to the failure of the ...
How severe is CVE-2017-12309?
CVE-2017-12309 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-12309?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware.