CVE-2020-3267
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the API subsystem of Cisco Unified Contact Center Express (Unified CCX) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to change the availability state of any agent. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected system with valid agent credentials and performing a specific API call with crafted input. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to change the availability state of an agent, potentially causing a denial of service condition.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Unified Contact Center Expresscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.4–7.1
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco unified contact center express< 12.5\(1\)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-uccx-api-auth-WSx4v7sBCisco Unified Contact Center Express Improper API Authorization Vulnerability2020-06-03csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the API subsystem of Cisco Unified Contact Center Express (Unified CCX) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to change the availability state of any agent. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected system with valid agent credentials and performing a specific API call with crafted input. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to change the availability state of an agent, potentially causing a denial of service condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-uccx-api-auth-WSx4v7sB ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-uccx-api-auth-WSx4v7sB"]
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47280cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3267cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-uccx-api-auth-WSx4v7sBcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-Unified-Contact-Center-Express-denial-of-service-via-API-32429cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1958/cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-uccx-api-auth-WSx4v7sBenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-uccx-api-auth-WSx4v7sBVendor Advisorynvd
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