Cisco Unity Connection Web Framework Parameter cross site scripting

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco Unity Connection. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web Framework. Performing a manipulation as part of Parameter results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-0354. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unity Connection (Unified Communication Software) (affected version not known). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Web Framework. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the user of the web interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of certain parameters that are passed to the affected software via the HTTP GET and HTTP POST methods. An attacker who can convince a user to follow an attacker-supplied link could execute arbitrary script or HTML code in the user's browser in the context of an affected site. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf76417.

The bug was discovered 06/06/2018. The weakness was disclosed 06/07/2018 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20180606-cuc-xss / CSCvf76417 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0354 since 11/27/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/22/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316274 (Cisco Unity Connection Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability(cisco-sa-20180606-cuc-xss)).

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 104426†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Unified Communication Software

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• Cisco

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• Unity Connection

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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