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CVE-2020-3117

Cisco Web Security Appliance and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability

Published: Sep 23, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-113

Description

A vulnerability in the API Framework of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject crafted HTTP headers in the web server's response. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to access a crafted URL and receive a malicious HTTP response. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary HTTP headers into valid HTTP responses sent to a user's browser.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None

Weaknesses

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Exploitability

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