CVE-2022-20784

Medium

Description

A vulnerability in the Web-Based Reputation Score (WBRS) engine of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass established web request policies and access blocked content on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of certain character combinations inserted into a URL. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted URLs to be processed by an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the web proxy and access web content that has been blocked by policy.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Web Security Appliance
PublishedApr 6, 2022
First seenApr 6, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • cisco web_security_appliance14.0.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco web_security_appliance11.7.0 ≤ v < 14.0.214.0.2

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