Cisco ASA Cross-site Scripting (CVE-2019-1701)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 506164

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the WebVPN service of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the WebVPN portal of an affected device. The vulnerabilities exist because the software insufficiently validates user-supplied input on an affected device. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities 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 affected interface or access sensitive browser-based information. An attacker would need administrator privileges on the device to exploit these vulnerabilities.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 506164

File Name: tenable_ot_cisco_CVE-2019-1701.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 10/6/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 9.82

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1701

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/3/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-1701

CWE: 79

Detections

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