CVE-2023-20181: cisco cisco small business ip phones

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-20181 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in cisco cisco small business ip phones. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-08-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct XSS attacks. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user 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.

• CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.
• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.