# CVE-2018-0461: Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Arbitrary Script Injection Vulnerability

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary script code or access sensitive information on Cisco IP Phones via malicious links or interface interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2frm-cvwv-gjwx

## What is CVE-2018-0461?

CVE-2018-0461 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Software, published on 10 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct an arbitrary script injection attack on an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the software running on an affected device insufficiently validates user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a malicious link provided to the user or through the interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the user interface or access sensitive system-based information, which under normal circumstances should be prohibited.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0461?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Ip Phone 8800 Series Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Software

- [CVE-2016-1403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1403/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-1479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1479/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-1421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1421/): Memory corruption in Cisco IP Phones (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-1435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1435/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2017-12305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12305/): Command injection in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0461 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Software, published on 10 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series 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-2018-0461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0461/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0461

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