cisco-sa-cucm-imp-afr-YBFLNyzd: Cisco Unified Communications Products Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Published Jul 6, 2022
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Updated

A vulnerability in the database user privileges of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), and Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient file permission restrictions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted command from the API to the application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of the affected device. The attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. 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-cucm-imp-afr-YBFLNyzd

Credit

Dan Marin(Deloitte)

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
cisco Unified CM and Unified CM SME>=10.5, =11.5, =12.0, =12.5, <=14, <14SU2
14SU2
cisco Unified CM IM&P

Event History

Jul 6, 2022
Advisory Published
via Cisco·04:00 PM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is cisco-sa-cucm-imp-afr-YBFLNyzd.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is Cisco Unified Communications Products Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability.

3

What is affected by this vulnerability?

This vulnerability affects Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), and Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P).

4

What is the severity of the vulnerability?

The severity of the vulnerability is medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.

5

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, you should upgrade to Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Unified CM SME version 14SU2 or apply the necessary patches recommended by Cisco.

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