The LDAP implementation on the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) 8.5.0-000, Email…
Priority LOW 21CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The LDAP implementation on the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) 8.5.0-000, Email Security Appliance (ESA) 8.5.7-042, and Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) 8.3.6-048 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate, aka Bug IDs CSCuo29561, CSCuv40466, and CSCuv40470.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00477 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.5.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0-000 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.7-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.7-042 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:8.3.6-048:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3.6-048 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.5.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0-000 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.7-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.7-042 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:8.3.6-048:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.6-048 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fj4-p49h-qwx5
References
More Cisco Content Security Management Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-01669 The End User Safelist/Blocklist (aka SLBL) service in Cisco AsyncOS Software for Email… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2015-05308 Cisco AsyncOS before 8.5.7-042, 9.x before 9.1.0-032, 9.1.x before 9.1.1-023, and 9.5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2013-04730 The web framework on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), Email Security Appliance (ESA)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-01602 Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2020-02726 Cisco ESA, Cisco WSA, and Cisco SMA GUI Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-4288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9fj4-p49h-qwx5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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