Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence VCS Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

7.4 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence VCS could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the REST API to follow a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected system to reload. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. 

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Software

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway

Vulnerable Versions:

X8.11.2, X8.6, X8.11.3, X8.2.2, X8.8.3, X8.11.0, X12.5.2, X8.1.1, X8.9, X12.5.1, X12.5.6, X8.7.3, X12.6.0, X8.11.1, X8.5, X8.9.1, X8.10.2, X8.8.2, X8.5.3, X8.1, X8.9.2, X8.11.4, X12.5.4, X8.8.1, X8.2.1, X8.5.1, X8.6.1, X8.1.2, X8.8, X8.10.0, X12.5.3, X8.10.1, X12.5.7, X8.10.3, X8.7.1, X8.2, X12.5.8, X8.7, X8.5.2, X12.5.9, X12.5.0, X8.10.4, X8.7.2, X12.5.5, X12.6.1, X12.6.2, X12.6.3, X12.6.4, X12.7.0, X12.7.1, X14.0.0, X14.0.1, X14.0.2, X14.0.3, X14.0.4, X14.0.5, X14.0.6, X14.0.7, X14.0.8