Cisco Unity Connection Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system and execute commands on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to a lack of authentication in a specific API and improper validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading arbitrary files to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to store malicious files on the system, execute arbitrary commands on the operating system, and elevate privileges to root. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-20272US | critical9.8 | — | ||
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system and… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- Cisco Unity Connection Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- considering software upgradesexternal
- free software updatesexternal
- ciscocm.cuc.CSCwh14380_C0208-1.cop.sha512external
- ciscocm.cuc.CSCwh14380_C0208-1.cop.sha512external
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/end-user-license-agreement.htmlexternal
remediations (1)
- FixedCisco Unity Connection
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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