CVE-2022-20859

Cisco Unified Communications Products Access Control Vulnerability

Description

A vulnerability in the Disaster Recovery framework of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P), and Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform certain administrative actions they should not be able to. This vulnerability is due to insufficient access control checks on the affected device. An attacker with read-only privileges could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific vulnerable command on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform a set of administrative actions they should not be able to.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: Cisco Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucm-access-dMKvV2DY vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-20859?
CVE-2022-20859 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-20859?
To fix CVE-2022-20859, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-20859 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-20859 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-20859?
CVE-2022-20859 affects Cisco Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
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