XXE in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
CVE-2019-12711
A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (SME) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper restrictions on XML entities. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an affected system that contain references in XML entities. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve files from the local system, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive information, or cause the application to consume available resources, resulting in a DoS condition.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager — versions unspecified
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager — versions 12.5\(1.10000.22\), 12.5(1.10000.22), 12.0\(1.10000.10\)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191002… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12711?
- CVE-2019-12711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12711?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.