What is CVE-2020-3599?

CVE-2020-3599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-3599?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance

CVE-2020-3599

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. 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 execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3599?: CVE-2020-3599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-3599?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.