# CVE-2018-0119: Missing authorization in Cisco Spark

> Authenticated attackers can view and modify prohibited account information in Cisco Spark by exploiting improper token display mechanisms.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 2 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-86mc-w245-3686

## What is CVE-2018-0119?

CVE-2018-0119 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Spark, published on 8 Feb 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in certain authentication controls in the account services of Cisco Spark could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to interact with and view information on an affected device that would normally be prohibited. The vulnerability is due to the improper display of user-account tokens generated in the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the device with a token in use by another account. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to cause a partial impact to the device's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg05206.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0119?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Conference Director.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Spark

- [CVE-2017-12306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12306/): Security feature bypass in Cisco Spark Board (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0119 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Spark, published on 8 Feb 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Spark. 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-2018-0119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0119

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0119/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.