CVE-2021-1399
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Self Care Portal of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify data on an affected system without proper authorization. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data to the Self Care Portal. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify information without proper authorization.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Unified Communications Managercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco Unified Communications Manager / Cisco Unity Connectioncisco_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
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco unified communications manager10.5\(2\) → 12.5\(1\)su4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-cucm-selfcare-VRWWWHgECisco Unified Communications Manager Self Care Portal Authorization Bypass Vulnerability2021-04-07csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Self Care Portal of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify data on an affected system without proper authorization. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data to the Self Care Portal. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify information without proper authorization. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1399cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-selfcare-VRWWWHgEcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-Unified-Communications-Manager-privilege-escalation-via-Self-Care-Portal-35025cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1170cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-selfcare-VRWWWHgEenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-selfcare-VRWWWHgEVendor Advisorynvd
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