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Cisco Unity Connection DoS (cisco-sa-cucm-apidos-PGsDcdNF)
high Nessus Plugin ID 182613
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
According to its self-reported version, Cisco Unity Connection running on the remote host is affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Due to improper API authentication and incomplete verification of the API request, an unauthenticated, remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to a specific API causing a DoS condition due to high CPU utilization. A successful attack can negatively impact user traffic and management.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCwf62081See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 182613
File Name: cisco-sa-cucm-apidos-PGsDcdNF_uc.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 10/5/2023
Updated: 10/18/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-20259
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:unity_connection
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco VOSS Unity
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/4/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-20259