CVE-2018-0296
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software
A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. It is also possible on certain software releases that the ASA will not reload, but an attacker could view sensitive system information without authentication by using directory traversal techniques. The vulnerability is due to lack of proper input validation of the HTTP URL. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition or unauthenticated disclosure of information. This vulnerability applies to IPv4 and IPv6 HTTP traffic. This vulnerability affects Cisco ASA Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software that is running on the following Cisco products: 3000 Series Industrial Security Appliance (ISA), ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall, 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 Appliance (ASAv), Firepower 2100 Series Security Appliance, Firepower 4100 Series Security Appliance, Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module, FTD Virtual (FTDv). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi16029.
Exploitation status
- CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
- US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2022-05-03. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
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:N/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Assigned by
- psirt@cisco.com
Dates
- Published
- 2018-06-07
- Last modified
- 2026-08-11
- Added to KEV
- 2021-11-03
- Remediation due
- 2022-05-03
- Sources
- CISA KEV, NVD
Affected products
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software9.1 - 9.1.7.29, 9.2 - 9.2.4.33, 9.3 - 9.4.4.18, 9.5 - 9.6.4.8, 9.7 - 9.7.1.24, 9.8 - 9.8.2.28, 9.9 - 9.9.2.1
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense6.2.3-85.02, 6.2.3-851
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense6.0 - 6.1.0, 6.2.1 - 6.2.2.3, 6.2.3, 6.2.3.1
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154017/Cisco-Adaptive-Security-Appliance-Path-Traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104612
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041076
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-184-01
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-asaftd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44956/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0296