PT-2017-12478 · Cisco · Cisco Web Security Appliance

Published 2017-11-16 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-12303

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability in the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) file filtering feature could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured AMP file filtering rule. The issue affects zipped or archived file types due to incorrect and different file hash values when AMP scans the file. An attacker could exploit this by sending a crafted email file attachment through the targeted device, potentially bypassing a configured AMP file filter.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-358

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-12303

Affected Products

Cisco Web Security Appliance

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12303 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12303 · Security Note
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171115-wsa · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101932 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039828 · Note