CVE-2018-15449 Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server Denial of Service Vulnerability
Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the web management interface by tricking users into clicking malicious links.
- 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-2018-15449?
CVE-2018-15449 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server Software, published on 8 Nov 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 the web-based management interface of Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) of the web-based management interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of the affected service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the web-based management interface to become unreachable, resulting in a DoS condition.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-15449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6h7-972j-q4qr.