Privilege escalation in Cisco Unified Contact Center Management Portal

1) Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

EUVDB-ID: #VU59964

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20658

CWE-ID: CWE-602 - Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to lack of server-side validation of user permissions in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Contact Center Management Portal (Unified CCMP) and Cisco Unified Contact Center Domain Manager (Unified CCDM). A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create Administrator accounts.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Unified Contact Center Management Portal: before 12.5.1 ES5

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ccmp-priv-esc-JzhTFLm4
http://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvz49473

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.