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CVE-2021-1362

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the SOAP API endpoint of Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition, Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service, Cisco Unity Connection, and Cisco Prime License Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a SOAP API request with crafted parameters to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux operating system of the affected device.

How to fix

Remediation Available
prime license managerNVD
Affected:>= 10.5(2), < 11.5(1)su9Fixed in:11.5(1)su9CVE-2021-1362derived from NVD
unified communications managerNVD
Affected:>= 12.0(1), < 12.5(1)su4Fixed in:12.5(1)su4CVE-2021-1362derived from NVD
unified communications manager im \& presence serviceNVD
Affected:>= 12.0(1), < 12.5(1)su4Fixed in:12.5(1)su4CVE-2021-1362derived from NVD
unity connectionNVD
Affected:>= 12.0(1), < 12.5(1)su4Fixed in:12.5(1)su4CVE-2021-1362derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.