CVE-2022-20798

A vulnerability in the external authentication functionality of Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly known as Cisco Security Management Appliance (SMA), and Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and log in to the web management interface of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper authentication checks when an affected device uses Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for external authentication. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering a specific input on the login page of the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the web-based management interface of the affected device.

SeverityCRITICAL
CVSS9.8
EPSS1.31% EPSS medium
CWECWE-287
KEV
Published
Modified

Public Affected Products

Product Advisory Evidence
Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager cisco-sa-sma-esa-auth-bypass-66kEcxQD Cisco CSAF · structured affected
Cisco Secure Email cisco-sa-sma-esa-auth-bypass-66kEcxQD Cisco CSAF · structured affected