Cross-site scripting in Cisco BroadWorks Call Center and Cisco BroadWorks Receptionist - CVE-2022-20869
Published: August 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66112
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20869
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 BroadWorks Call Center
Cisco BroadWorks Receptionist
Cisco BroadWorks Receptionist
How to mitigate CVE-2022-20869
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco BroadWorks Call Center - addressed in versions 22.0.2022.06, 23.0.2022.06, 24.0.2022.06
Cisco BroadWorks Receptionist - addressed in versions 22.0.2022.06, 23.0.2022.06, 24.0.2022.06
Cisco BroadWorks Receptionist - addressed in versions 22.0.2022.06, 23.0.2022.06, 24.0.2022.06