Cisco Secure Access Control Server 3.0 setup.exe action cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco Secure Access Control Server 3.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file setup.exe. Executing a manipulation of the argument action can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0938. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco Secure Access Control Server 3.0 (Network Management Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file setup.exe. The manipulation of the argument action with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in CiscoSecure ACS 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script or HTML as other web users via the action argument in a link to setup.exe.

The weakness was shared 10/04/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0938. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9353), Exploit-DB (21555), SecurityFocus (BID 5026†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29316†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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06/14/2002 🔍
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10/04/2002 +112 days 🔍
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07/29/2014 +1286 days 🔍
05/29/2025 +3957 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18874
X-Force: 9353
SecurityFocus: 5026 - Cisco Secure ACS Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 29316 - CiscoSecure ACS 3.0 and 3.0.1 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 11:20
Updated: 05/29/2025 11:35
Changes: 07/29/2014 11:20 (52), 03/14/2017 08:04 (6), 05/29/2025 11:35 (27)
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