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CVE-2020-3452

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CVE-2020-3452

Published: Jul 22, 2020

Modified: Oct 21, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.5

HIGH

Description

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and read sensitive files on a targeted system. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input validation of URLs in HTTP requests processed by an affected device. 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. The web services file system is enabled when the affected device is configured with either WebVPN or AnyConnect features. This vulnerability cannot be used to obtain access to ASA or FTD system files or underlying operating system (OS) files.

VendorProductVersions

Cisco

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

affected
unspecified - < 9.6.4.42
affected
unspecified - < 9.8.4.20
affected
unspecified - < 9.9.2.74
affected
unspecified - < 9.10.1.42
affected
unspecified - < 9.13.1.10

+1 more versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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