Information disclosure in Cisco Broadworks Application Server
CVE-2021-1562
A vulnerability in the XSI-Actions interface of Cisco BroadWorks Application Server could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation and authorization of specific commands that a user can execute within the XSI-Actions interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and issuing a specific set of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to join a Call Center instance and have calls that they do not have permissions to access distributed to them from the Call Center queue. At the time of publication, Cisco had not released updates that address this vulnerability for Cisco BroadWorks Application Server. However, firmware patches are available.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.009 (55.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Broadworks_application_server
- Cisco Broadworks — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1562?
- CVE-2021-1562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Broadworks Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1562?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.