# CVE-2018-0386: Cross-site scripting in Unified Communications Domain Manager Software

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary actions or access sensitive data via XSS by tricking a user into visiting a malicious URL.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 15 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4pww-h464-j283

## What is CVE-2018-0386?

CVE-2018-0386 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Systems, Inc. Unified Communications Domain Manager Software, published on 15 Aug 2018. 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 Unified Communications Domain Manager Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of input that is passed to the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the affected software to access a malicious URL. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive, browser-based information on the affected system or perform arbitrary actions in the affected software in the security context of the user. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh49694.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0386?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution, Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0386?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0386 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0386 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0386 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Systems, Inc. Unified Communications Domain Manager Software

- [CVE-2015-0741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0741/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-0750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0750/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-15968](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15968/): Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-1911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1911/): Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager Restricted Shell Escape Vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2014-2121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2121/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0386 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0386 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Systems, Inc. Unified Communications Domain Manager Software, published on 15 Aug 2018. 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-2018-0386 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Systems, Inc. Unified Communications Domain Manager Software. 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-2018-0386/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0386/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0386
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0386
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0386

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.