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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2009
Cisco IM and Presence Service Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
3 August 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Cisco IM and Presence Service
Publisher: Cisco Systems
Operating System: Cisco
Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-4294
Original Bulletin:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40217
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Vulnerability Alert
Cisco IM and Presence Service Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Threat Type: CWE-79: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
IntelliShield ID: 40217
Version: 1
First Published: 2015 July 30 20:05 GMT
Last Published: 2015 July 30 20:05 GMT
Port: Not available
CVE: CVE-2015-4294
Urgency: Unlikely Use
Credibility: Confirmed
Severity: Mild Damage
CVSS Base: 4.3
CVSS Temporal: 3.6
Version Summary: Cisco IM and Presence Service contains a vulnerability that
could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct reflected
cross-site scripting attacks. Updates are available.
Description
Cisco IM and Presence Service contains a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to preform
an XSS attack on an authenticated user.
The vulnerability is due to an incomplete user input filter that may not
filter certain HTML or script tags. An attacker who can convince an
authenticated administrator to follow a malicious link or visit an
attacker-controlled website could cause arbitrary HTML or script content to be
executed in the security context of the affected site on the user's browser.
Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability and released software updates.
Warning Indicators
At the time this alert was first published, Cisco IM and Presence Service
Releases prior to 10.5 MR1 were vulnerable. Later releases may also be
vulnerable.
IntelliShield Analysis
To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker may provide a link that directs a
user to a malicious site and use misleading language or instructions to
persuade the user to follow the provided link.
Cisco indicates through the CVSS score that functional exploit code exists;
however, the code is not known to be publicly available.
Vendor Announcements
Cisco has released bug ID CSCut41766 for registered users, which contains
additional details and an up-to-date list of affected product versions.
Impact
An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute
arbitrary script or HTML in the user's session, which could be used to access
sensitive browser-based information such as authentication cookies.
Technical Information
The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation and sanitization of
user-supplied input by the affected software.
An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by
tricking an authenticated user into clicking a malicious link or visit an
attacker-controlled website. If successful, the attacker could execute
arbitrary script or HTML code in the security context of the affected site.
Safeguards
Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate updates.
Users should verify that unsolicited links are safe to follow.
For additional information about XSS attacks and the methods used to exploit
these vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Applied Mitigation Bulletin Understanding
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Threat Vectors.
Administrators are advised to monitor affected systems.
Patches/Software
Cisco customers with active contracts can obtain updates through the Software
Center at the following link: Cisco. Cisco customers without contracts can
obtain upgrades by contacting the Cisco Technical Assistance Center at
1-800-553-2447 or 1-408-526-7209 or via email at tac@cisco.com.
Alert History
Initial Release
Product Sets
The security vulnerability applies to the following combinations of products.
Primary Products:
Cisco Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service 9.0 (1) |
9.1 (1) | 10.5 (1)
Associated Products:
N/A
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