Cisco’s Decade-Old Blunder: ASA Vulnerability CVE-2014-2120 Strikes Again!
Cisco warns that the ASA flaw CVE-2014-2120 is still causing headaches a decade later, as it’s actively exploited in the wild. It’s a reminder that old vulnerabilities never die; they just get better at hiding under the digital rug. Time to patch up and avoid a security hangover!
Hot Take:
They say age is just a number, but when it comes to vulnerabilities, even a decade-old bug like CVE-2014-2120 can still party like it’s 2024! Cisco’s been caught in a time warp, and now their ASA software is feeling the blues of an unsolved mystery from the past. So, while most of us are embracing the future, some hackers are having a retro bash on Cisco’s WebVPN login page. Let’s hope Cisco’s customers upgrade faster than the hackers can exploit!
Key Points:
- Cisco’s decade-old ASA vulnerability, CVE-2014-2120, is being actively exploited.
- The flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via the WebVPN login page.
- The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation, enabling malicious link exploitation.
- Cisco first flagged the vulnerability in March 2024, with renewed exploitation attempts noted in November 2024.
- The US CISA has added CVE-2014-2120 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
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