ID:11196 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2020-3580

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:11196 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2020-3580

ID:11196 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2020-3580

Published: March 7, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47878
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3580
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the web services interface. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.