#VU13951 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service - CVE-2018-0396
Published: July 18, 2018 / Updated: July 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13951
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0396
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service
Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.