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CVE-2023-20265 — A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of a small subset of Cisco

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of a small subset of Cisco IP Phones could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insuf

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.08% (top 77.40%)
CWE
CWE-79
Published
2023-11-21T18:45:33.998Z
Last modified
2024-08-29T20:02:00.535Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of a small subset of Cisco IP Phones could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of an…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
CiscoCisco IP Phones with Multiplatform Firmware4.5, 4.6 MSR1, 4.7.1, 4.8.1, 4.8.1 SR1, 5.0.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2
CiscoCisco Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Software9.3(1), 9.1(1), 9.3(1)SR2, 9.4(1), 9.2(2), 9.2(1), 9.3(1)SR1, 9.4(1)SR2, 9.4(1)SR1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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