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CVE-2010-0440 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in +CSCOT+/translation in Cisco Secure Desktop 3.4.2048, and other versions before 3.5; as used in…

published 2010-02-03 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-0471

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.7%
EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • cisco secure_desktop 3.5
  • cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.0\(5\), 8.1\(2.7\), 8.2\(1\)

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-33567)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33567 Cisco Secure Desktop 3.x - 'translation' Cross-Site Scripting remote, 2010-01-26
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37960 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • coresecurity.com http://www.coresecurity.com/content/cisco-secure-desktop-xss referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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