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CVE-2010-0440

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in +CSCOT+/translation in Cisco Secure Desktop 3.4.2048, and other versions before 3.5; as used in Cisco ASA appliance before 8.2(1), 8.1(2.7), and 8.0(5); allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted POST parameter, which is not properly handled by an eval statement in binary/mainv.js that writes to start.html.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-0440 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-02-03T18:30:00.813

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cisco	secure_desktop	< 3.5	Yes
Application	cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	< 8.1\(2.7\)	Yes
Operating System	cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	< 8.0\(5\)	Yes
Operating System	cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	< 8.2\(1\)	Yes
Hardware	cisco	asa_5500	-	No

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/38397 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=19843 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/cisco-secure-desktop-xss Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509290/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37960 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0273 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38397 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=19843 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/cisco-secure-desktop-xss Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509290/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37960 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0273 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.