XSS in Cisco Unified Communications Manager

CVE-2020-3420

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting malicious data into a specific data field in the interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive browser-based information.There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3420?
CVE-2020-3420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-3420?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.