Decade-Old Cisco Flaw Strikes Back: The Vulnerability That Just Won’t Quit
Cisco warns of a decade-old vulnerability, CVE-2014-2120, being exploited in the wild. Who knew old vulnerabilities could age like fine wine? Time to patch those Cisco ASA products before attackers turn your systems into their personal playground!
Hot Take:
It seems Cisco’s decade-old vulnerability, CVE-2014-2120, is like that ex you just can’t get rid of. It keeps coming back to haunt you, and now it’s bringing along an entire botnet army for company. If your network security was a house, this would be the equivalent of leaving your front door open for ten years and then wondering why there are squatters in your living room. Moral of the story? Patch up before you pack up!
Key Points:
- Cisco’s CVE-2014-2120 is a medium-severity XSS vulnerability in Cisco ASA products.
- Exploited in-the-wild, it allows unauthenticated attackers to conduct XSS attacks.
- CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- CloudSEK reported its exploitation by the Androxgh0st botnet.
- Androxgh0st botnet is involved in multiple attacks, including DDoS and credential theft.
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