TI-2015-05275 Aliases CVE-2015-6288 GHSA-2948-rrxj-6qwq

Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) 7.8.0-000 does not properly validate…

LOW 27CWE-399Published 2015-09-14 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) 7.8.0-000 does not properly validate credentials, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (rapid log-file rollover and application fault) via crafted HTTP requests, aka Bug ID CSCuw09620.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02211 82nd 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:7.8_base:::::::*	7.8_base	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:7.8_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.8_base Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6288
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2948-rrxj-6qwq

References

Advisory 1

20150908 Cisco Security Management Appliance Log Rollover Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

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Sources

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