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Cisco Secure Email Gateway XSS (cisco-sa-esa-sma-xss-WCk2WcuG)

🗓️ 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Cisco Secure Email Gateway vulnerability allows XSS attack via insufficient input validation.

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#TRUSTED 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
#TRUST-RSA-SHA256 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
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(216073);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-20180");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCwn26371");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-SA", value:"cisco-sa-esa-sma-xss-WCk2WcuG");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0082-S");

  script_name(english:"Cisco Secure Email Gateway XSS (cisco-sa-esa-sma-xss-WCk2WcuG)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version, Cisco Secure Email Gateway Cross-Site Scripting is affected by a vulnerability.

  - A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email and
    Web Manager and Secure Email Gateway could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored
    cross-site scripting (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. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account
    with at least the role of Operator. (CVE-2025-20180)

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.");
  # https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-xss-WCk2WcuG
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3cf44498");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwn26371");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCwn26371");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-20180");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(79);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/02/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/02/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/02/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CISCO");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("cisco_esa_version.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/AsyncOS/Cisco Email Security Appliance/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include('ccf.inc');

var product_info = cisco::get_product_info(name:'Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA)');

var vuln_ranges = [
  {'min_ver' : '0.0', 'fix_ver' : '15.5.3.022'}, 
  {'min_ver' : '16.0', 'fix_ver' : '16.0.1.017'}
];

var reporting = make_array(
  'port'          , 0,
  'severity'      , SECURITY_WARNING,
  'version'       , product_info['version'],
  'bug_id'        , 'CSCwn26371',
  'xss'           , TRUE,
  'disable_caveat', TRUE
);

cisco::check_and_report(
  product_info:product_info,
  reporting:reporting,
  vuln_ranges:vuln_ranges
);

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21 Jan 2026 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.14.8
EPSS0.00312
SSVC
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