Cross-site scripting in Cisco Unity Connection



Published: 2019-02-22
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-1685
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Cisco Unity Connection
Client/Desktop applications / Messaging software

Vendor Cisco Systems, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU17838

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1685

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists in the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) single sign-on (SSO) interface due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Unity Connection: 12.5

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190220-cuc-rxss


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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