CVE-2002-1098

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-10-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.2.x, and 3.x before 3.5.3, adds an "HTTPS on Public Inbound (XML-Auto)(forward/in)" rule but sets the protocol to "ANY" when the XML filter configuration is enabled, which ultimately allows arbitrary traffic to pass through the concentrator.

Affected products

Cisco Vpn 3000 Concentrator Series Software: 2.0, 2.5.2.a, 2.5.2.b, 2.5.2.c, 2.5.2.d, 2.5.2.f (+13)
Cisco Vpn 3002 Hardware Client: all versions

References

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn3k-multiple-vuln-pub.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10023.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5614
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn3k-multiple-vuln-pub.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10023.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5614

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