XSS in Cisco Unity Connection
CVE-2017-12212
A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a 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. Known Affected Releases 10.5(2). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf25345.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Unity Connection — versions 10.5(2), 10.5\(2\)
- Cisco Unity Connection — versions Cisco Unity Connection
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039277 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100645 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvf25345 (Vendor Advisory)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12212?
- CVE-2017-12212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unity Connection, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12212?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.