First published: Wed Jul 18 2018(Updated: )
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. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180718-ucmim-ps-xss
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service |
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The severity of cisco-sa-20180718-ucmim-ps-xss is considered medium due to the potential for cross-site scripting attacks.
To fix cisco-sa-20180718-ucmim-ps-xss, update the affected Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service software to the latest version.
cisco-sa-20180718-ucmim-ps-xss affects the Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service software.
cisco-sa-20180718-ucmim-ps-xss can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against users accessing the web interface.
An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit the cisco-sa-20180718-ucmim-ps-xss vulnerability.