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CVE-2018-0140

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 8, 2018 at 07:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:29 AM UTC
20 products affected across 1 vendorContent Security Management ApplianceEmail Security Appliance FirmwareEmail Security Appliance C690X

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the spam quarantine of Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download any message from the spam quarantine by modifying browser string information. The vulnerability is due to a lack of verification of authenticated user accounts. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying browser strings to see messages submitted by other users to the spam quarantine within their company. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg39759, CSCvg42295.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Content Security Management Appliance· Cisco
95%
10.0.0-9610.1.0-3710.1.0-5211.0.0-115
cisco-content-security-management-appliance-sma-m190 (same device) · cisco-content-security-management-appliance-sma-m390 (same device) · cisco-content-security-management-appliance-sma-m390x (same device) · cisco-content-security-management-appliance-sma-m690 (same device) · cisco-content-security-management-appliance-sma-m690x (same device)
Email Security Appliance Firmware· Cisco
95%
10.0.1-8711.0.0-2749.8.0-112
cisco-email-security-appliance-c160 (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-c170 (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-c190 (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-c370 (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-c370d (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-c380 (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-c390 (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-c670 (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-c680 (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-c690 (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-c690x (same device) · cisco-email-security-appliance-x1070 (same device)
Email Security Appliance· Cisco
60%
All versions
Content Security Management Appliance Sma M190· Ciscodevice
80%
All versions
Content Security Management Appliance Sma M390· Ciscodevice
80%
All versions
Content Security Management Appliance Sma M390X· Ciscodevice
80%
All versions
Content Security Management Appliance Sma M690· Ciscodevice
80%
All versions
Content Security Management Appliance Sma M690X· Ciscodevice
80%
All versions
Email Security Appliance C160· Ciscodevice
80%
All versions
Email Security Appliance C170· Ciscodevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103090
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040338
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040339
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180207-esacsm

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-425

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