VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-15465

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability2.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-12-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

A vulnerability in the authorization subsystem of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, but unprivileged (levels 0 and 1), remote attacker to perform privileged actions by using the web management interface. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user privileges when using the web management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specific HTTP requests via HTTPS to an affected device as an unprivileged user. An exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve files (including the running configuration) from the device or to upload and replace software images on the device.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-285: Improper Authorization
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Primary references