Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2023-20221
Published: August 25, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79971
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20221
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
IP Phone 6800 Series with Multiplatform Firmware
IP Phone 7800 Series with Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series with Multiplatform Firmware
Video Phone 8875
IP Phone 6800 Series with Multiplatform Firmware
IP Phone 7800 Series with Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series with Multiplatform Firmware
Video Phone 8875
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the web-based management interface. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20221
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.