CVE-2022-20634 Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email Open Redirect Vulnerability

Medium 4.7 Published 15 Nov 2024 Updated 15 Nov 2024

An unauthenticated attacker can redirect users to malicious sites via crafted links in the Cisco ECE web interface, facilitating phishing attacks.

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-2022-20634?

CVE-2022-20634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email, published on 15 Nov 2024. 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 ECE could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to redirect a user to an undesired web page. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the URL parameters in an HTTP request that is sent to an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the interface to redirect the user to a specific, malicious URL. This type of vulnerability is known as an open redirect and is used in phishing attacks that get users to unknowingly visit malicious sites.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20634?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20634?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20634 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-20634 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pqqw-6g5g-6pqj.