CVE-2023-20242 (GCVE-0-2023-20242)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-16 20:59 – Updated: 2024-08-02 09:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified CM Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), and Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface.
This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Unified Communications Manager |
Affected:
12.0(1)SU1
Affected: 12.0(1)SU2 Affected: 12.0(1)SU3 Affected: 12.0(1)SU4 Affected: 12.0(1)SU5 Affected: 12.5(1) Affected: 12.5(1)SU1 Affected: 12.5(1)SU2 Affected: 12.5(1)SU3 Affected: 12.5(1)SU4 Affected: 12.5(1)SU5 Affected: 12.5(1)SU6 Affected: 12.5(1)SU7 Affected: 12.5(1)SU7a Affected: 12.5(1)SU8 Affected: 14 Affected: 14SU1 Affected: 14SU2 Affected: 14SU3 |
guessed | |
| Cisco | Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service |
Affected:
N/A
|
guessed | |
| Cisco | Cisco Unified Communications Manager / Cisco Unity Connection |
Affected:
10.5(2)SU10
Affected: 10.5(1) Affected: 10.5(1)SU1 Affected: 10.5(1)SU1a Affected: 10.5(2) Affected: 10.5(2)SU1 Affected: 10.5(2)SU2 Affected: 10.5(2)SU3 Affected: 10.5(2)SU4 Affected: 10.5(2)SU5 Affected: 10.5(2)SU6 Affected: 10.5(2)SU7 Affected: 10.5(2)SU8 Affected: 10.5(2)SU9 Affected: 10.5(2)SU2a Affected: 10.5(2)SU3a Affected: 10.5(2)SU4a Affected: 10.5(2)SU6a Affected: 11.0(1) Affected: 11.0(1a) Affected: 11.0(1a)SU1 Affected: 11.0(1a)SU2 Affected: 11.0(1a)SU3 Affected: 11.0(1a)SU3a Affected: 11.0(1a)SU4 Affected: 11.0.1 Affected: 11.0.2 Affected: 11.0.5 Affected: 11.5(1) Affected: 11.5(1)SU1 Affected: 11.5(1)SU2 Affected: 11.5(1)SU3 Affected: 11.5(1)SU3a Affected: 11.5(1)SU3b Affected: 11.5(1)SU4 Affected: 11.5(1)SU5 Affected: 11.5(1)SU6 Affected: 11.5(1)SU7 Affected: 11.5(1)SU8 Affected: 11.5(1)SU9 Affected: 11.5(1)SU10 Affected: 11.5(1)SU11 Affected: 10.0(1)SU2 Affected: 10.0(1) Affected: 10.0(1)SU1 |
guessed |
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"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
],
"source": "psirt@cisco.com",
"type": "Secondary"
},
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
],
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
]
}
},
"redhat_vex": {
"current_release_date": "2025-05-29T00:34:55+00:00",
"cve": "CVE-2023-20242",
"id": "CVE-2023-20242",
"initial_release_date": "2023-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
"product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
"source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
"status": "final",
"title": "CVE-2023-20242",
"url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-20242.json",
"version": "3"
}
}
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
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They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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