#VU17838 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Unity Connection - CVE-2019-1685

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17838

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1685

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cisco Unity Connection
Client/Desktop applications / Messaging software

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists in the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) single sign-on (SSO) interface 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Unity Connection: 12.5

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External links
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190220-cuc-rxss

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.