CVE-2020-3452—Cisco ASA and FTD Read-Only Path Traversal Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Cisco ASA and FTD Read-Only Path Traversal Vulnerability

Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) contain an improper input validation vulnerability when HTTP requests process URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal character sequences to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view arbitrary files within the web services file system on the targeted device.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

Unknown

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Additional Notes

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3452

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-20