5
CVSSv2

CVE-2022-20784

Published: 06/04/2022 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.3 | Impact Score: 1.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 446
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

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 malicious user 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 malicious user to bypass the web proxy and access web content that has been blocked by policy.

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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 combination ...