Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software WebVPN CRLF Injection Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability in the Clientless SSL VPN (WebVPN) of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary HTTP headers in the responses of the affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper input sanitization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct a CRLF injection attack, adding arbitrary HTTP headers in the responses of the system and redirecting the user to arbitrary websites.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.6.4.35 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.3.0.6; 6.4.0 to before 6.4.0.10; 6.5.0 to before 6.5.0.5; 6.6.0 to before 6.6.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.8.0 to before 9.8.4.20; 9.9.0 to before 9.9.2.80; 9.10.0 to before 9.10.1.43; 9.12.0 to before 9.12.3.9; 9.13.0 to before 9.13.1.10; 9.14.0 to before 9.14.1.10 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.6.4.35 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.3.0.6; 6.4.0 to before 6.4.0.10; 6.5.0 to before 6.5.0.5; 6.6.0 to before 6.6.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.8.0 to before 9.8.4.20; 9.9.0 to before 9.9.2.80; 9.10.0 to before 9.10.1.43; 9.12.0 to before 9.12.3.9; 9.13.0 to before 9.13.1.10; 9.14.0 to before 9.14.1.10 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3561
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm23-qjx3-gg3f
References
More Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-02861 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-17312 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software SSL/TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2020-03115 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2020-03075 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2020-02985 Unrestricted file upload in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-17313 Stack-based buffer overflow in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2020-3561 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-3561 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pm23-qjx3-gg3f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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