XXE attack in Customer Collaboration Platform (CCP) - CVE-2017-12216
Published: September 7, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8157
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12216
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Customer Collaboration Platform (CCP)
Customer Collaboration Platform (CCP)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XXE attack.
The weakness exists in the encryption library due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can send manipulated XML data and gain read and write access to information or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the encryption library due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can send manipulated XML data and gain read and write access to information or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12216
Install update from vendor's website.