CVE-2022-20752 Cisco Unified Communications Products Timing Attack Vulnerability

Medium 5.3 Published 6 Jul 2022 Updated 1 Nov 2024

An unauthenticated remote attacker can determine a sensitive system password by observing response times to queries in Cisco Unified Communications products.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-20752?

CVE-2022-20752 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, published on 6 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), and Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a timing attack. This vulnerability is due to insufficient protection of a system password. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by observing the time it takes the system to respond to various queries. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to determine a sensitive system password.

Weakness: CWE-203, CWE-208

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20752?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unity Connection.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20752 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-20752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Unified Communications Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mxrp-hmp4-qwv2.