CVE-2015-4221 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can retrieve cleartext passwords and execute arbitrary commands by visiting a web page and decrypting data in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-4221?

CVE-2015-4221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service 9.1(1) does not properly restrict access to encrypted passwords, which allows remote attackers to determine cleartext passwords, and consequently execute arbitrary commands, by visiting an unspecified web page and then conducting a decryption attack, aka Bug ID CSCuq46194.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4221?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Unified Communications Manager Im and Presence Service.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-4221 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4pv9-h9jj-rpcp.

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