CVE-2024-20383

Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 15, 2024 at 05:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:06 AM UTC
16 products affected across 1 vendorAsyncosSecure Email And Web Manager M380Secure Email And Web Manager M390X

Using Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager by Cisco?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct an XSS attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. 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 execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.

Affected

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

v < 15.5.1-24
Affected range stops below 15.5.1-24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m170 (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m190 (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m195 (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m380 (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m390 (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m390x (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m395 (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m680 (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m690 (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m690x (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-m695 (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-virtual-appliance-m100v (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-virtual-appliance-m300v (environment) · cisco-secure-email-and-web-manager-virtual-appliance-m600v (environment)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card