Vulnerability · CVE-2014-2120
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Published Mar 18, 2014 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
Patch now
CVE-2014-2120 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 3, 2024. Confirm Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- Medium6.1
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 22.56%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe cisco/adaptive security appliance software · vendor Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) · vendor Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) · vendor n/a n/a
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebVPN login page in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka Bug ID CSCun19025.
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- cpe cisco/adaptive security appliance softwareversion unspecified
- vendor Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)version unspecified
- vendor Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)version unspecified
- vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2014-2120
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Dec 3, 2024.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2014-2120 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 3, 2024. Confirm Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 22.56%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 18, 2014 · Catalog
Detected
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebVPN login page in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka Bug ID CSCun19025.
Nov 12, 2024 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Dec 3, 2024 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebVPN login page in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka Bug ID CSCun19025.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-2120
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebVPN login page. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2014-2120
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebVPN login page in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka Bug ID CSCun19025.
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2014-2120
30-day exploitation probability 22.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2014-2120
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebVPN login page in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka Bug ID CSCun19025.
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-2120
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebVPN login page. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter.
vulncheck.com
References
- Broken Link · tools.cisco.com
- Broken Link · securityfocus.com
- Broken Link · securitytracker.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · eclypsium.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- CISA note · sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
- US Government Resource · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cloudsek.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · trustwave.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.