cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE: Cisco Umbrella Email Enumeration Vulnerability

Published Nov 3, 2021
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Updated

A vulnerability in the web-based dashboard of Cisco Umbrella could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform an email enumeration attack against the Umbrella infrastructure. This vulnerability is due to an overly descriptive error message on the dashboard that appears when a user attempts to modify their email address when the new address already exists in the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to modify the user's email address. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to enumerate email addresses of users in the system. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE

Credit

Abhinav Khanna(eSec Forte Technologies)

Affected Software

1 affected component
cisco Umbrella

Event History

Nov 3, 2021
Advisory Published
04:00 PM
Data Sourced
04:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE?

The severity of cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE is considered to be medium due to the potential for email enumeration attacks.

2

How do I fix cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE?

To mitigate cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE, ensure that you apply the latest patches provided by Cisco for Umbrella.

3

Who is affected by the cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE vulnerability?

Organizations using Cisco Umbrella are affected by the cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE vulnerability.

4

What type of attack can be executed due to cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE?

The cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to perform an email enumeration attack.

5

What causes the cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE vulnerability?

The vulnerability cisco-sa-umbrella-user-enum-S7XfJwDE is caused by overly descriptive error messages in the web-based dashboard of Cisco Umbrella.

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