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CVE-2009-1220

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in +webvpn+/index.html in WebVPN on the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in +webvpn+/index.html in WebVPN on the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5520 with software 7.2(4)30 and earlier 7.2 versions including 7.2(2)22, and 8.0(4)28 and earlier 8.0 versions, when clientless mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host HTTP header.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.20012
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
cisco adaptive security applianceall versions
cisco iosall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteCisco ASA Appliance 7.x/8.0 WebVPN - Cross-Site Scriptingverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 34307www.securityfocus.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance WebVPN Cross Site Scripting Attemptattempted-user
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD01 Apr 2009 · 06:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0478.html
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=17950
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502313/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502932
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022122
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1169
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