XSS in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Im And Presence Service
CVE-2018-0396
A vulnerability in the web framework of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service software could allow an authenticated, 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 passed to the web server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing the user to access a malicious link or by intercepting the user request and injecting certain malicious code. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve25985.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.018 (76.0th 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 Unified_communications_manager_im_and_presence_service — versions 11.5, 12.0
- N/a Cisco Unified Communications Manager Im And Presence Service Unknown — versions Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM And Presence Service unknown
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0396?
- CVE-2018-0396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Im And Presence Service, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-07-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0396?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.