CVE-2013-5557

Description

The Proxy Bypass Content Rewriter feature in the WebVPN subsystem in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.1(.2) and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash or error-recovery event) via an HTTP request that triggers a rewrite, aka Bug ID CSCug91577.

6.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.34%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72529	vdb entry third party advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=37383	vendor advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5557	vendor advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100694	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5557?: CVE-2013-5557 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-5557?: To fix CVE-2013-5557, 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-2013-5557 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-5557 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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