CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-1162: XSS

First published: Fri Jun 05 2009(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Spam Quarantine login page in Cisco IronPort AsyncOS before 6.5.2 on Series C, M, and X appliances allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the referrer parameter.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cisco AsyncOS=6.0.0-754
Cisco AsyncOS=6.0.0-757
Cisco AsyncOS=6.1.0-301
Cisco AsyncOS=6.1.0-304
Cisco AsyncOS=6.1.0-306
Cisco AsyncOS=6.1.0-307
Cisco AsyncOS=6.1.5-110
Cisco AsyncOS=6.1.6-003
Cisco AsyncOS=6.3.5-003
Cisco AsyncOS=6.3.6-003
Cisco AsyncOS=6.5.0-405
Cisco AsyncOS=6.5.1-005
Cisco AsyncOS=6.6.4.0-273
Cisco Email Security Appliance=c
Cisco Email Security Appliance=m
Cisco Email Security Appliance=x

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-1162?

    CVE-2009-1162 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-1162?

    To fix CVE-2009-1162, upgrade to Cisco IronPort AsyncOS version 6.5.2 or later.

  • Which systems are affected by CVE-2009-1162?

    CVE-2009-1162 affects various versions of Cisco IronPort AsyncOS prior to 6.5.2 on Series C, M, and X appliances.

  • What kind of attack can exploit CVE-2009-1162?

    CVE-2009-1162 can be exploited for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the referrer parameter.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2009-1162?

    Implementing input validation on the referrer parameter can help mitigate the risk of CVE-2009-1162.

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