VDB-110084 · CVE-2017-12357 · BID 101988

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Web-based Management Interface cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco Unified Communications Manager. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web-based Management Interface. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-12357. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified Communication Software) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf79346.

The bug was discovered 11/29/2017. The weakness was shared 11/30/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20171129-cucm as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-12357 since 08/03/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316173 (Cisco Unified Communications Manager Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20171129-cucm)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 101988†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20171129-cucm
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-12357 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12357
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110084
SecurityFocus: 101988 - Cisco Unified Communications Manager CVE-2017-12357 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039916

Entryinfo

Created: 11/30/2017 14:37
Updated: 01/25/2021 13:40
Changes: 11/30/2017 14:37 (62), 12/11/2019 13:41 (5), 01/25/2021 13:37 (2), 01/25/2021 13:40 (1)
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