Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU12996

Security restrictions bypass in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server and Cisco Expressway - CVE-2016-9207

Published: December 7, 2016 / Updated: May 23, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12996

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9207

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing incoming requests within HTTP traffic server. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted URL in HTTP request to initiate TCP connections to hosts located in local network.

Affected software

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server
Cisco Expressway

How to mitigate CVE-2016-9207

Update to version X8.9.

External References

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