CVE-2018-0227
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software
A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client Certificate Authentication feature for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to establish an SSL VPN connection and bypass certain SSL certificate verification steps. The vulnerability is due to incorrect verification of the SSL Client Certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the ASA VPN without a proper private key and certificate pair. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to establish an SSL VPN connection to the ASA when the connection should have been rejected. This vulnerability affects Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software that is running on the following Cisco products: 3000 Series Industrial Security Appliances (ISA), ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls, ASA Services Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers, Adaptive Security Virtual Appliances (ASAv), Firepower 4110 Security Appliances, Firepower 9300 ASA Security Modules. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg40155.
Exploitation status
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Assigned by
- psirt@cisco.com
Dates
- Published
- 2018-04-19
- Last modified
- 2026-08-11
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software9.4.4 - 9.4.4.13, 9.5.3.7 - 9.5.3.9, 9.6.2.9 - 9.6.2.21, 9.6.3 - 9.6.3.17, 9.4.3.1, 9.4.3.2, 9.5.2.7, 9.5.2.8
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense6.0 - 6.0.1.4, 6.1.0 - 6.1.0.5
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104018
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040723
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-184-01
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-asa1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104018
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040723
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-184-01
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-asa1