CVE-2022-20816 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-20816: Cisco Unified Communications Manager Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published August 10, 2022
Last update November 1, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to delete arbitrary files from an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly validate HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files from the affected system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 10, 2022 CVE published
November 1, 2024 Record updated