CVE-2014-2127 Privilege escalation in n/a
Remote authenticated users can gain elevated privileges on Cisco ASA devices by exploiting improper privilege validation in Clientless SSL VPN sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2127?
CVE-2014-2127 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, published on 10 Apr 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.x before 8.2(5.48), 8.3 before 8.3(2.40), 8.4 before 8.4(7.9), 8.6 before 8.6(1.13), 9.0 before 9.0(4.1), and 9.1 before 9.1(4.3) does not properly process management-session information during privilege validation for SSL VPN portal connections, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by establishing a Clientless SSL VPN session and entering crafted URLs, aka Bug ID CSCul70099.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2127?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2127?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2127 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-2127 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2127 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pjc-88j6-6ww4.