Cisco TelePresence Codde up to 7.3.5 XML API improper authentication

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco TelePresence Codde up to 7.3.5 (Unified Communication Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component XML API. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The XML API in TelePresence Codec (TC) 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.4, and 7.3.5 and Collaboration Endpoint (CE) 8.0.0, 8.0.1, and 8.1.0 in Cisco TelePresence Software mishandles authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute control commands or make configuration changes via an API request, aka Bug ID CSCuz26935.

The weakness was presented 05/05/2016 as CSCuz26935 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1387 since 01/04/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91130 (Cisco TelePresence XML API HTTP Request Handling Authentication Bypass (cisco-sa-20160504-tpxml)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91130). See VDB-12138, VDB-12274, VDB-12277 and VDB-12278 for similar entries.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 91130
Nessus Name: Cisco TelePresence XML API HTTP Request Handling Authentication Bypass (cisco-sa-20160504-tpxml)
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OpenVAS ID: 831033
OpenVAS Name: Cisco TelePresence XML Application Programming Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCuz26935
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1387 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035744

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Created: 05/07/2016 09:25 AM
Updated: 07/29/2022 03:48 PM
Changes: 05/07/2016 09:25 AM (61), 11/19/2018 08:23 AM (11), 07/29/2022 03:48 PM (3)
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