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CVE-2018-0296

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)Network & edge
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
7.5High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 3 Nov 2021CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)99.9%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
Federal deadline3 May 2022Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.

Timeline

  1. 6 Jun 2018Exploit code publicMetasploit
  2. 7 Jun 2018, 12:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
  3. 3 Nov 2021Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 4

  • Auxiliary moduleCisco ASA Directory Traversal 6 Jun 2018Metasploit
  • Webapps exploitCisco Adaptive Security Appliance - Path Traversal 28 Jun 2018Exploit-DB
  • Webapps exploitCisco Adaptive Security Appliance - Path Traversal (Metasploit) 12 Aug 2019Exploit-DB
  • Scanner templateCisco ASA - Local File InclusionNuclei

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Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) contains an improper input validation vulnerability with HTTP URLs. Exploitation could allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or information disclosure.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance unknownaffected: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance unknownCVE List

References 5