CVE-2017-3888 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
An authenticated attacker can execute reflected cross-site scripting attacks against users of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager web interface.
- 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-2017-3888?
CVE-2017-3888 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, published on 7 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Unified Communications Manager with a default configuration running an affected software release with the attacker authenticated as the administrative user. More Information: CSCvc83712. Known Affected Releases: 12.0(0.98000.452). Known Fixed Releases: 12.0(0.98000.750) 12.0(0.98000.708) 12.0(0.98000.707) 12.0(0.98000.704) 12.0(0.98000.554) 12.0(0.98000.546) 12.0(0.98000.543) 12.0(0.98000.248) 12.0(0.98000.244) 12.0(0.98000.242).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3888?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3888?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-3888 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3888 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- CVE-2026-20230 Cisco Unified Communications Manager Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2026-20045 Cisco Unified Communications Products Code Injection
- CVE-2025-20309 Cisco Unified Communications Manager Static SSH Credentials Vulnerability
- CVE-2011-1643 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2024-20253 Deserialization in Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise
Sources
Also known as GHSA-54ph-9295-9589.