CVE-2023-20218: cisco cisco small business ip phones

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-20218 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in cisco cisco small business ip phones. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-08-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-10-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in web-based management interface of Cisco SPA500 Series Analog Telephone Adapters (ATAs) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to to modify a web page in the context of a user's browser. 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 alter the contents of a web page to redirect the user to potentially malicious websites, or the attacker could use this vulnerability to conduct further client-side attacks. Cisco will not release software updates that address this vulnerability. {{value}} ["%7b%7bvalue%7d%7d"])}]]

• 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.