CVE-2017-12309 Details
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a HTTP response splitting attack. The vulnerability is due to the failure of the application or its environment to properly sanitize input values. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious HTTP headers, controlling the response body, or splitting the response into multiple responses. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks, cross-user defacement, web cache poisoning, and similar exploits. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf16705.
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171115-esa | CVE | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101928 | CVE | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039831 | CVE | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171115-esa | [email protected] | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101928 | [email protected] | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039831 | [email protected] | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-113 | Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting') | [email protected] |
| CWE-113 | Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting') | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| cisco email security appliance firmware | 10.0.2-020 11.0.0-105 |
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Change History
8 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| May 13, 2026 | CVE Status Change | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Oct 9, 2019 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Dec 6, 2017 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |
| Nov 24, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 18, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |