CVE-2025-20114: Cisco Unified Intelligence Center Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability

Published May 21, 2025
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Updated

A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Unified Intelligence Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a horizontal privilege escalation attack on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters in API requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted API requests to an affected system to execute an insecure direct object reference attack. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access specific data that is associated with different users on the affected system.

Affected Software

74 affected components
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=10.5\(1\)
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=11.0\(1\)
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=11.0\(2\)
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=11.0\(3\)
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=11.5\(1\)
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=11.6\(1\)
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=12.0\(1\)
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=12.5\(1\)
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=12.5\(1\)su
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=12.6\(1\)
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=12.6\(1\)_es05_et
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=12.6\(1\)_et
Cisco Unified Intelligence Center=12.6\(2\)
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=8.5\(1\)
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=9.0\(2\)su3es04
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.0\(1\)su1
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.0\(1\)su1es04
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.5\(1\)
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.5\(1\)su1
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.5\(1\)su1es10
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.6\(1\)
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.6\(1\)su1
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.6\(1\)su2
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.6\(1\)su2es04
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.6\(1\)su3
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.6\(1\)su3es01
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.6\(1\)su3es02
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=10.6\(1\)su3es03
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.0\(1\)su1
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.0\(1\)su1es02
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.0\(1\)su1es03
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.5\(1\)es01
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.5\(1\)su1
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.5\(1\)su1es01
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.5\(1\)su1es02
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.5\(1\)su1es03
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(1\)
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(1\)es01
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(1\)es02
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(2\)
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(2\)es01
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(2\)es02
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(2\)es03
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(2\)es04
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(2\)es05
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(2\)es06
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(2\)es07
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=11.6\(2\)es08
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.0\(1\)
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.0\(1\)es01
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.0\(1\)es02
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.0\(1\)es03
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.0\(1\)es04
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su01_es01
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su01_es02
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su01_es03
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su02_es01
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su02_es02
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su02_es03
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su02_es04
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su03_es01
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su03_es02
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su03_es03
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su03_es04
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su03_es05
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)_su03_es06
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)es01
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)es02
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)es03
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)su1
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)su2
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express=12.5\(1\)su3

Event History

May 21, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:19 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:19 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-20114?

The severity of CVE-2025-20114 is classified as high due to the risk of horizontal privilege escalation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-20114?

To fix CVE-2025-20114, apply the latest security patches provided by Cisco for the Unified Intelligence Center.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2025-20114?

CVE-2025-20114 affects users of the Cisco Unified Intelligence Center that utilize its API functionalities.

4

What type of attack is enabled by CVE-2025-20114?

CVE-2025-20114 enables authenticated, remote attackers to execute a horizontal privilege escalation attack.

5

What causes CVE-2025-20114?

CVE-2025-20114 is caused by insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters in API requests within Cisco Unified Intelligence Center.

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