SB2023081714 - Web cache poisoning attack in Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Finesse Portal



SB2023081714 - Web cache poisoning attack in Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Finesse Portal

Published: August 17, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023081714
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20232)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a web cache poisoning attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling HTTP requests in the Tomcat implementation. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to the application and perform a web cache poisoning attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.