What is the severity of CVE-2015-4288?

CVE-2015-4288 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to allow man-in-the-middle attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4288?

To fix CVE-2015-4288, it is recommended to upgrade the affected Cisco appliances to the latest firmware version.

What are the affected products in CVE-2015-4288?

CVE-2015-4288 affects the Cisco Web Security Appliance, Email Security Appliance, and Content Security Management Appliance on specific versions.

What type of attack can occur due to CVE-2015-4288?

CVE-2015-4288 allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks by spoofing SSL servers.

Does CVE-2015-4288 impact certificate validation?

Yes, CVE-2015-4288 impacts the validation of X.509 certificates from SSL servers.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-4288

medium

4.3

CWE

310

29/7/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-4288

First published: Wed Jul 29 2015(Updated: )

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.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cisco Web Security Appliance	=8.5.0-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware	=8.5.7-042
Cisco Content Security Management Virtual Appliance	=8.3.6-048

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4288?
CVE-2015-4288 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to allow man-in-the-middle attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4288?
To fix CVE-2015-4288, it is recommended to upgrade the affected Cisco appliances to the latest firmware version.
What are the affected products in CVE-2015-4288?
CVE-2015-4288 affects the Cisco Web Security Appliance, Email Security Appliance, and Content Security Management Appliance on specific versions.
What type of attack can occur due to CVE-2015-4288?
CVE-2015-4288 allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks by spoofing SSL servers.
Does CVE-2015-4288 impact certificate validation?
Yes, CVE-2015-4288 impacts the validation of X.509 certificates from SSL servers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4288?
CVE-2015-4288 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to allow man-in-the-middle attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4288?
To fix CVE-2015-4288, it is recommended to upgrade the affected Cisco appliances to the latest firmware version.
What are the affected products in CVE-2015-4288?
CVE-2015-4288 affects the Cisco Web Security Appliance, Email Security Appliance, and Content Security Management Appliance on specific versions.
What type of attack can occur due to CVE-2015-4288?
CVE-2015-4288 allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks by spoofing SSL servers.
Does CVE-2015-4288 impact certificate validation?
Yes, CVE-2015-4288 impacts the validation of X.509 certificates from SSL servers.