# CVE-2017-12271: Cross-site request forgery in Cisco SPA300 and SPA500 Series IP Phones

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute unwanted actions on Cisco IP phones via CSRF by tricking users into visiting malicious sites.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wp8q-4497-mj3j

## What is CVE-2017-12271?

CVE-2017-12271 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco SPA300 and SPA500 Series IP Phones, published on 19 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco SPA300 and SPA500 Series IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute unwanted actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking the user of a web application into executing an adverse action. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuz88421, CSCuz91356, CSCve56308.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12271?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Spa300 Firmware, Cisco Spa500 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12271?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12271 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12271 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco SPA300 and SPA500 Series IP Phones

- [CVE-2016-1469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1469/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-6403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6403/): Other in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2015-0670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0670/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12271 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12271 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco SPA300 and SPA500 Series IP Phones, published on 19 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12271 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco SPA300 and SPA500 Series IP Phones. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12271/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12271/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12271
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12271
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12271

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12271/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.