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CVE-2018-0242

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0242 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebVPN web-based management interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) products. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary script code or access sensitive browser information by tricking a user into clicking a crafted link. While the attack complexity is low, it requires user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.1\(7.245\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.1\(7.245\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.6\(3\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.6\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.8\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.8\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.8\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.8\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0180 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-asawvpn
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103932
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040713
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry