XSS in Cisco Jabber

CVE-2018-0199

A vulnerability in Cisco Jabber Client Framework (JCF) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper neutralization of script in attributes in a web page. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing arbitrary JavaScript in the Jabber client of the recipient. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform remote code execution. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve53989.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.020 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Cisco Jabber — versions 11.9(0), 11.9\(0\), 11.9
  • N/a Cisco Jabber Client Framework — versions Cisco Jabber Client Framework

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0199?
CVE-2018-0199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Jabber, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-0199?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.