#VU8565 Privilege escalation in Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal


Published: 2017-09-21

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8565

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12214

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges ob the target system.

The weakness exists in the Operations, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning (OAMP) credential reset functionality for Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (CVP) due to lack of proper input validation. A remote attacker can authenticate to the OAMP and send a specially crafted HTTP request to gain administrator privileges.

Mitigation
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 11.5(1)SR0(13), 11.5(1)SR0(12), 11.0(1)SR0(27), 10.5(1)SR0(31).

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal: 10.5 - 11.5


External links
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170920-cvp


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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


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