CVE-2014-2120: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 12 Nov 2024, 3,891 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 22.6%
EPSS score, percentile 97.7 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA deadline 3 Dec 2024. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Which versions are affected?
Not stated. The CVE record gives vendor and product as “n/a” and the version as “unspecified”.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: 3 December 2024.
Advisories and patches
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-CVE-2014-2120
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2120
Affected products and versions
The CVE record does not name affected products or versions: vendor and product are “n/a” and the version is “unspecified”.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
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.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2014-2120 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 12 Nov 2024.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 3 Dec 2024.
- The CVE record was published on 19 Mar 2014, 3,891 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.6% (percentile 97.7), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Description
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.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2014 | CVE record published |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 3 Dec 2024 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 22 Oct 2025 | CVE record last updated |
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