CVE-2020-3187

Summary

CVECVE-2020-3187
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-05-06 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-08-16 16:17:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and obtain read and delete access to sensitive files on a targeted system. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input validation of the HTTP URL. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal character sequences. An exploit could allow the attacker to view or delete arbitrary files on the targeted system. When the device is reloaded after exploitation of this vulnerability, any files that were deleted are restored. The attacker can only view and delete files within the web services file system. This file system is enabled when the affected device is configured with either WebVPN or AnyConnect features. This vulnerability can not be used to obtain access to ASA or FTD system files or underlying operating system (OS) files. Reloading the affected device will restore all files within the web services file system.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-22

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance All All All All
Application Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance All All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software All All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5505 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5505 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5505 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5505 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5510 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5510 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5510 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5510 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5512-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5512-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5512-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5512-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5515-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5515-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5515-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5515-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5520 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5520 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5520 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5520 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5525-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5525-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5525-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5525-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5540 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5540 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5540 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5540 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5545-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5545-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5545-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5545-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5550 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5550 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5550 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5550 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5555-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5555-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5555-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5555-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5580 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5580 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5580 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5580 Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5585-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5585-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5585-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5585-x Firmware 9.6\(4\) All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense All All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Path Traversal Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.7 Arbitrary File Deletion ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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