CVE-2022-20942
Published: 04 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-20942 is a medium-severity Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-359) vulnerability in Cisco Asyncos. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 49.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-26192
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, and Cisco Secure Web Appliance, formerly known as Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to retrieve…
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sensitive information from an affected device, including user credentials. This vulnerability is due to weak enforcement of back-end authorization checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain confidential data that is stored on the affected device.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.
The privacy program plan explicitly addresses protection of personal information, mandating controls and resources that prevent unauthorized exposure of private personal data across the enterprise.
The board evaluates privacy implications of proposed matching, directly mitigating exposure of private personal information through uncontrolled data sharing.
Enforces restriction of PII processing to authorized purposes, reducing exposure of private personal information to unauthorized actors.
Mandating consent prior to collection directly prevents unauthorized exposure of private personal information.
Addresses incorrect authorization by requiring independent verification of results and an opportunity to contest before any adverse action is taken.
Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.
Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.