Description
A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. It is also possible on certain software releases that the ASA will not reload, but an attacker could view sensitive system information without authentication by using directory traversal techniques. The vulnerability is due to lack of proper input validation of the HTTP URL. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition or unauthenticated disclosure of information. This vulnerability applies to IPv4 and IPv6 HTTP traffic. This vulnerability affects Cisco ASA Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software that is running on the following Cisco products: 3000 Series Industrial Security Appliance (ISA), ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall, ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls, ASA Services Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers, Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv), Firepower 2100 Series Security Appliance, Firepower 4100 Series Security Appliance, Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module, FTD Virtual (FTDv). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi16029.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance unknown | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance unknown | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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Cisco ASA Directory Traversal
auxiliary/scanner/http/cisco_directory_traversal
Exploit-DB 2
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance - Path Traversal (Metasploit) EDB-47220 · webapps · Aug 12, 2019
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance - Path Traversal EDB-44956 · webapps · Jun 28, 2018
GitHub 4 repositories
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yassineaboukir/CVE-2018-0296 ★ 204 · Jun 21, 2018
Script to test for Cisco ASA path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2018-0296) and extract system information.
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milo2012/CVE-2018-0296 ★ 106 · Jun 21, 2018
Test CVE-2018-0296 and extract usernames
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bhenner1/CVE-2018-0296 ★ 1 · Jun 22, 2018
Cisco ASA - CVE-2018-0296 | Exploit
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qiantu88/CVE-2018-0296 ★ 0 · Dec 19, 2018
https://github.com/milo2012/CVE-2018-0296.git
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Cisco ASA - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-0296.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
Advisories 1
- ICSA-18-184-01 Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Stratix 5950 CISA ICS & IT advisories · Jul 3, 2018