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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Web Services Read-Only Path Traversal (cisco-sa-asaftd-ro-path-KJuQhB86)
high Nessus Plugin ID 138894
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
A vulnerability exists in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending a crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal character sequences to an affected device, in order to read sensitive files on the targeted system.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in the Cisco Security AdvisorySee Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 138894
File Name: cisco-sa-asaftd-ro-path-KJuQhB86-asa.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 7/24/2020
Updated: 4/25/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3452
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/ASA
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2020
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-3452