CVE-2022-20862 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-20862: Cisco Unified Communications Manager Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Weakness CWE-23
Published July 6, 2022
Last update November 6, 2024

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request that contains directory traversal character sequences to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files on the operating system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 6, 2022 CVE published
November 6, 2024 Record updated