Cisco Unity up to 7.x Configuration Parameter improper authentication

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco Unity up to 7.x. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Configuration Parameter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Unity 4.x before 4.2(1)ES161, 5.x before 5.0(1)ES53, and 7.x before 7.0(2)ES8, when using anonymous authentication (aka native Unity authentication), allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and read or modify system configuration parameters by going to a specific link more than once.

The bug was discovered 10/08/2008. The weakness was published 10/08/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3814 since 08/27/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70170 (Cisco Unity Remote Administration Authentication Bypass (cisco-sa-20081008-unity)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 7.0%282%29 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45741) and Tenable (70170). Similar entries are available at 44470, 44469, 44468 and 44467.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 70170
Nessus Name: Cisco Unity Remote Administration Authentication Bypass (cisco-sa-20081008-unity)
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Upgrade: Unity 7.0%282%29

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3814 (🔍)
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X-Force: 45741
SecurityTracker: 1021011
Vulnerability Center: 19690 - [cisco-sa-20081008-unity] Cisco Unity Using Anonymous Authentication Remote Authentication Bypass, Medium
SecurityFocus: 31642 - Cisco Unity 7.0 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32187
OSVDB: 49063 - Cisco Unity Server anonymous authentication bypass
Vupen: ADV-2008-2771

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/18/2019 09:32
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (69), 08/18/2019 09:32 (11)
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