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CVE-2012-0333


Cisco Small Business IP phones with SPA 500 series firmware 7.4.9 and earlier do not require authentication for Push XML requests, which allows remote attackers to make telephone calls via an XML document, aka Bug ID CSCts08768.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-0333 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2012-05-02T10:09:21.847

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application cisco small_business_ip_phone_firmware ≤ 7.4.9 Yes
Application cisco small_business_ip_phone_firmware 7.1.7 Yes
Application cisco small_business_ip_phone_firmware 7.2.5 Yes
Application cisco small_business_ip_phone_firmware 7.3.5 Yes
Application cisco small_business_ip_phone_firmware 7.4.3 Yes
Application cisco small_business_ip_phone_firmware 7.4.4 Yes
Application cisco small_business_ip_phone_firmware 7.4.5 Yes
Application cisco small_business_ip_phone_firmware 7.4.6 Yes
Application cisco small_business_ip_phone_firmware 7.4.7 Yes
Application cisco small_business_ip_phone_firmware 7.4.8 Yes
Hardware cisco small_business_ip_phone spa525g Yes
Hardware cisco small_business_ip_phone spa525g2 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.