CVE-2018-0396

moderate-risk
Published 2018-07-18

A vulnerability in the web framework of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the user of the web interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of certain parameters passed to the web server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing the user to access a malicious link or by intercepting the user request and injecting certain malicious code. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve25985.

Do I need to act?

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0.35% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.1/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Cisco

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104872
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041349
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041350
Vendor Advisory https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104872
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041349
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041350
Vendor Advisory https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2...
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moderate-risk
Severity 23/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low