CVE-2017-12214 Privilege escalation in Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authenticated remote attacker can gain administrator privileges in Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal via a crafted HTTP request due to improper input validation.

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-2017-12214?

CVE-2017-12214 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal, published on 21 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the Operations, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning (OAMP) credential reset functionality for Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (CVP) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the OAMP and sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain administrator privileges. The attacker must successfully authenticate to the system to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability affects Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (CVP) running software release 10.5, 11.0, or 11.5. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve92752.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12214?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12214?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-12214 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mgq9-pr3p-2gmg.

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