CVE-2013-4869: cisco unified_communications_manager Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4869 is a low (CVSS 0.0) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in cisco unified_communications_manager. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-07-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) 7.1(x) through 9.1(2) and the IM & Presence Service in Cisco Unified Presence Server through 9.1(2) use the same CTI and database-encryption key across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of this key, aka Bug IDs CSCsc69187 and CSCui01756. NOTE: the vendor has provided a statement that the "hard-coded static encryption key is considered a hardening issue rather than a vulnerability, and as such, has a CVSS score of 0/0."

• CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsThe product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.