CVE-2009-1202

Description

WebVPN on the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) device with software 8.0(4), 8.1.2, and 8.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass certain protection mechanisms involving URL rewriting and HTML rewriting, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, by modifying the first hex-encoded character in a /+CSCO+ URI, aka Bug ID CSCsy80705.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504516/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022457 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35480 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1713 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35511 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1202?
CVE-2009-1202 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1202?
To fix CVE-2009-1202, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1202 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1202 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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