Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Server contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks. Updates are available.
Description
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Server contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input processed by the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace software. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to follow a malicious link that is designed to submit malicious requests to the affected software. If successful, the attacker could affect several web pages and parameters, which could be used to conduct further attacks on the system.
Cisco has confirmed this vulnerability in a security notice and software updates are available.
Warning Indicators
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace version 7.0(3) and prior are vulnerable.
IntelliShield Analysis
To exploit this 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 a security notice for bug ID CSCuc64903 at the following link: CVE-2013-1128
Impact
An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform certain unauthorized actions on the vulnerable software, which could be used to conduct further attacks on the system.
Technical Information
The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of some parameters passed via HTTP GET or POST methods to the web interface of an affected system.
An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to follow a malicious link that is designed to submit malicious requests to the affected software. If successful, the attacker could affect several web pages and parameters, which could be used to conduct further attacks on the system.
Safeguards
Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate updates.
Users are advised not to open e-mail messages from suspicious or unrecognized sources. If users cannot verify that links or attachments included in e-mail messages are safe, they are advised not to open them.
Users should verify that unsolicited links are safe to follow.
Administrators are advised to monitor affected systems.
Patches/Software
Cisco customers with active contracts should contact their Cisco support team for assistance in upgrading to a software version that includes fixes for this vulnerability. Cisco customers without contracts may contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center at 1-800-553-2447 or 1-408-526-7209 or via e-mail at tac@cisco.com for assistance.
The security vulnerability applies to the following combinations of products.
Primary Products:
Cisco
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace
7.0 (1), (2), (3), Base
Associated Products:
N/A
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