CVE-2014-0657 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass role-based access controls in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager administration portal by repeatedly accessing restricted URLs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-0657?
CVE-2014-0657 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, published on 8 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The administration portal in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) 9.1(1) and earlier does not properly handle role restrictions, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass role-based access control via multiple visits to a forbidden portal URL, aka Bug ID CSCuj83540.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0657?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0657?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0657 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2014-0657 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0657 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm36-ppgc-f683.