Cross-site scripting in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2022-20788
Published: April 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62476
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20788
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the web-based management interface. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
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 Unified Communications Manager
Unified CM Session Management Edition
Cisco Unity Connection
Unified CM Session Management Edition
Cisco Unity Connection
How to mitigate CVE-2022-20788
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager - addressed in versions 11.5(1)SU11, 12.5(1)SU6, 14SU1
Unified CM Session Management Edition - addressed in versions 11.5(1)SU11, 12.5(1)SU6, 14SU1
Cisco Unity Connection - addressed in versions 12.5(1)SU6, 14SU1
Unified CM Session Management Edition - addressed in versions 11.5(1)SU11, 12.5(1)SU6, 14SU1
Cisco Unity Connection - addressed in versions 12.5(1)SU6, 14SU1