CVE-2018-15403 Multiple Cisco Unified Communications Products Open Redirect Vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via improper input validation in Cisco Unified Communications web interfaces, facilitating phishing attacks.
- 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-2018-15403?
CVE-2018-15403 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, published on 5 Oct 2018. 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 interface of Cisco Emergency Responder, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service, and Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to redirect a user to a malicious web page. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the parameters of an HTTP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting an HTTP request that causes the web interface to redirect a request to a specific malicious URL. This type of vulnerability is known as an open redirect attack and is used in phishing attacks that get users to unknowingly visit malicious sites.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15403?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Cisco Emergency Responder, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Im and Presence Service, Cisco Unity Connection.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15403?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-15403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-85vf-h2ww-rm2q.