CVE-2010-0440

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in +CSCOT+/translation in Cisco Secure Desktop 3.4.2048, and other versions before 3.5; as used in Cisco ASA appliance before 8.2(1), 8.1(2.7), and 8.0(5); allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted POST parameter, which is not properly handled by an eval statement in binary/mainv.js that writes to start.html.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 35.52% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37960 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38397 third party advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/cisco-secure-desktop-xss third party advisory exploit
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=19843 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509290/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0273 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0440?
CVE-2010-0440 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0440?
To fix CVE-2010-0440, 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-2010-0440 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0440 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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