CVE-2021-1562 Cisco BroadWorks Application Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can access unauthorized call center data via improper input validation in the XSI-Actions interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-1562?
CVE-2021-1562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco BroadWorks, published on 8 Jul 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the XSI-Actions interface of Cisco BroadWorks Application Server could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation and authorization of specific commands that a user can execute within the XSI-Actions interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and issuing a specific set of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to join a Call Center instance and have calls that they do not have permissions to access distributed to them from the Call Center queue. At the time of publication, Cisco had not released updates that address this vulnerability for Cisco BroadWorks Application Server. However, firmware patches are available.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1562?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Broadworks Application Server.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1562?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-1562 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1562 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m38-m947-59q9.