CVE-2019-12711 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-12711: Cisco Unified Communications Manager XML External Expansion Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Weakness CWE-611 · XXE
Published October 2, 2019
Last update November 21, 2024

CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (SME) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper restrictions on XML entities. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an affected system that contain references in XML entities. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve files from the local system, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive information, or cause the application to consume available resources, resulting in a DoS condition.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2019 CVE published
November 21, 2024 Record updated