CVE-2017-6722 Auth bypass in Cisco Unified Contact Center Express

Medium 6.1 Published 4 Jul 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Unauthenticated remote attackers can masquerade as legitimate users in Cisco Unified Contact Center Express due to clear text authentication flaws.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2017-6722?

CVE-2017-6722 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Unified Contact Center Express, published on 4 Jul 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 the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) service of Cisco Unified Contact Center Express (UCCx) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to masquerade as a legitimate user, aka a Clear Text Authentication Vulnerability. More Information: CSCuw86638. Known Affected Releases: 10.6(1). Known Fixed Releases: 11.5(1.10000.61).

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6722?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Unified Contact Center Express.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6722?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6722 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2017-6722 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6722 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r8qw-7chv-8gcx.