CVE-2022-20784

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
06/04/2022
Last modified:
07/11/2023

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 11.7.0 (including) 14.0.2 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:web_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*