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CVE-2024-20488 Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Affected softwareCisco Unified Communications Manager
Severity6.1 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessCross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Published21 Aug 2024
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 2 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.37% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (cisco/unified_communications_manager). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

CVSS

6.1 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 6.1 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N psirt@cisco.com Secondary published
CVSS 3.1 6.1 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 21 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd cisco unified communications manager generic 12.5\(1\) · 12.5\(1\)su1 · 12.5\(1\)su2 · 12.5\(1\)su3 · 12.5\(1\)su4 · 12.5\(1\)su5 · 12.5\(1\)su6 · 12.5\(1\)su7 · 12.5\(1\)su7a · 12.5\(1\)su8 · 12.5\(1\)su8a · 12.5\(1\)su9 · 12.6\(1\) · 14.0 · 14.0su1 · 14.0su2 · 14.0su2a · 14.0su3 · 14.0su4 · 14.0su4a · 15.0

References

URLTags
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-xss-9zmfHyZ Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2024-08-21By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.