CVE-2009-4455 describes a vulnerability in Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances (versions 7.0 through 8.2) where the default configuration allows authenticated users to bypass access restrictions. By crafting a ROT13-encoded URL, attackers could access unauthorized backend servers, despite the vendor clarifying that the bookmark feature is not a security control. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity by an authenticated user, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community attention and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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