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CVE-2018-15403


A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Emergency Responder, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service, and Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to redirect a user to a malicious web page. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the parameters of an HTTP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting an HTTP request that causes the web interface to redirect a request to a specific malicious URL. This type of vulnerability is known as an open redirect attack and is used in phishing attacks that get users to unknowingly visit malicious sites.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2018-10-05T14:29:08.687

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:50:42.907

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

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

6.8

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-601
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-601

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 10.5\(2.10000.5\) Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 11.0\(1.10000.10\) Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 11.5\(1.10000.6\) Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 12.0\(1.10000.10\) Yes
Application cisco unity_connection 9.1\(1\)es23 Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager_im_and_presence_service 10.5\(1\) Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager_im_and_presence_service 10.5\(2\) Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager_im_and_presence_service 12.0\(1\) Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager_im_and_presence_service 12.5\(1\) Yes
Application cisco emergency_responder 11.5\(4.59000.1\) Yes
Application cisco emergency_responder 12.0\(1.40000.3\) Yes
Application cisco emergency_responder 12.5\(0.98000.110\) 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.