Cross-site scripting in Cisco 8800 Series IP Phones - CVE-2016-1476
Published: August 15, 2016 / Updated: April 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU317
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1476
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of parameter values. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary script code by storing malicious code on a device and waiting for a user to access a web page.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of parameter values. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary script code by storing malicious code on a device and waiting for a user to access a web page.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Affected software
Cisco 8800 Series IP Phones
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1476
Install update from vendor's website.