CVE-2023-20259 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-20259

A vulnerability in an API endpoint of multiple Cisco Unified...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in an API endpoint of multiple Cisco Unified Communications Products could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU utilization, which could impact access to the web-based management interface and cause delays with call processing. This API is not used for device management and is unlikely to be used in normal operations of the device. This vulnerability is due to improper API authentication and incomplete validation of the API request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to a specific API on the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition due to high CPU utilization, which could negatively impact user traffic and management access. When the attack stops, the device will recover without manual intervention.

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.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Cisco Emergency Responder, Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service, Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment
Vulnerable Versions:
12.5(1)SU7, 14, 14SU3, 12.5(1)SU7a

Timeline

Official Publish: October 4th, 2023
Last Modified: August 2nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)