CVE-2013-5537

The web framework on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), Email Security Appliance (ESA), and Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) devices does not properly manage the state of HTTP and HTTPS sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (management GUI outage) via multiple TCP connections, aka Bug IDs CSCuj59411, CSCuf89818, and CSCuh05635.

CVSS v2.0 7.8 HIGH

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5537	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:web_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2013-10-24 03:53

Updated : 2018-10-30 09:27

NVD link : CVE-2013-5537

Mitre link : CVE-2013-5537

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

Products Affected

cisco

content_security_management_appliance
email_security_appliance_firmware
web_security_appliance

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