CVE-2009-1220 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in +webvpn+/index.html in WebVPN on the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5520 with software 7.2(4)30 and earlier 7.2 versions including 7.2(2)22, and 8.0(4)28 and earlier 8.0 versions, when clientless mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host HTTP header.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 9.01% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | adaptive security appliance |
| cisco | ios |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cisco ASA Appliance 7.x/8.0 WebVPN - Cross-Site Scripting | 2009-03-31 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0478.html
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=17950
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502313/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502932
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34307
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022122
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1169
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49528
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0478.html
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=17950
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502313/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502932
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34307
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022122
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1169
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49528
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