Medium severity5.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-1831
CVE-2019-1831
Description
A vulnerability in the email message scanning of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured content filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the email body. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting specific character strings in the message. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured content filters that would normally drop the email.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:11.1.2-023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:11.1.2-023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:12.0.0-208:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 11.1.2-023
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108021nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190417-esa-filter-bypassnvdVendor Advisory
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