#VU8149 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Unity Connection - CVE-2017-12212
Published: September 6, 2017 / Updated: September 7, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8149
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-12212
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Unity Connection
Cisco Unity Connection
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
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. 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
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 12.0(0.97000.309), 11.5(1.13055.1), 10.5(2.16130.1), 12.5(0.9), 12.0(0.284), 11.5(1)ES33, 10.5(2)ES108.