First published: Wed Jan 09 2019(Updated: )
A vulnerability in Cisco Jabber Client Framework (JCF) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input of an affected client. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing arbitrary JavaScript in the Jabber client of the recipient. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the targeted client or allow the attacker to access sensitive client-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-20190109-jcf-im-xss
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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The severity of cisco-sa-20190109-jcf-im-xss is considered to be high, as it allows remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) on affected systems.
To fix cisco-sa-20190109-jcf-im-xss, update your Cisco Jabber Client Framework to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
Users of Cisco Jabber Client Framework are affected by cisco-sa-20190109-jcf-im-xss vulnerability.
cisco-sa-20190109-jcf-im-xss allows for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against users of the vulnerable Cisco Jabber Client Framework.
Yes, exploitation of cisco-sa-20190109-jcf-im-xss requires the attacker to be authenticated.