Cisco Unified Communications Manager 11.0(1.10000.10)/11.5(1.10000.6) cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco Unified Communications Manager 11.0(1.10000.10)/11.5(1.10000.6). The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-3798. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unified Communications Manager 11.0(1.10000.10)/11.5(1.10000.6) (Unified Communication Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

A cross-site scripting (XSS) filter bypass vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to mount XSS attacks against a user of an affected device. More Information: CSCvb97237. Known Affected Releases: 11.0(1.10000.10) 11.5(1.10000.6). Known Fixed Releases: 11.5(1.12029.1) 11.5(1.12900.11) 12.0(0.98000.369) 12.0(0.98000.370) 12.0(0.98000.398) 12.0(0.98000.457).

The bug was discovered 01/18/2017. The weakness was presented 01/26/2017 with Cisco as CSCvb97237 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-3798 since 12/21/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 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 316069 (Cisco Unified Communications Manager Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20170118-cucm)).

Upgrading to version 11.5(1.12029.1), 11.5(1.12900.11), 12.0(0.98000.369), 12.0(0.98000.370), 12.0(0.98000.398) or 12.0(0.98000.457) eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95872†). See VDB-95996 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Unified Communications Manager Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Unified Communications Manager 11.5(1.12029.1)/11.5(1.12900.11)/12.0(0.98000.369)/12.0(0.98000.370)/12.0(0.98000.398)/12.0(0.98000.457)

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12/21/2016 🔍
01/18/2017 +28 days 🔍
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01/26/2017 +8 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCvb97237
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3798 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95993
SecurityFocus: 95872 - Cisco Unified Communications Manager CVE-2017-3798 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3798 - Cisco - UCM - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037653

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/26/2017 14:57
Updated: 05/14/2026 21:10
Changes: 01/26/2017 14:57 (66), 08/02/2020 09:28 (7), 11/04/2022 08:39 (3), 08/28/2024 20:01 (16), 05/14/2026 21:10 (1)
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