Cisco Security Advisory
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager is vulnerable to a SQL Injection attack in the parameter key of the admin and user interface pages. A successful attack could allow an authenticated attacker to access information such as usernames and password hashes that are stored in the database.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifier CVE-2008-0026
has been assigned to this vulnerability.This advisory is posted at https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20080213-cucmsql.
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Vulnerable Products
Cisco Unified Communication Manager 5.0/5.1 versions prior to 5.1(3a) and 6.0/6.1 versions prior to 6.1(1a) are affected by this vulnerability.
The software version of a CallManager or Unified Communications Manager system can be determined by navigating to Show > Software via the administration interface.
For Unified Communications Manager, the software version can also be determined by running the show version active command in the Command Line Interface (CLI).
Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable
Cisco CallManager or Unified Communication Manager systems prior to 5.0 are not affected by this vulnerability. No 3.x and 4.x releases are vulnerable.
No other Cisco products are known to be affected by this vulnerability.
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Cisco Unified CallManager/Communications Manager (CUCM) is the call processing component of the Cisco IP telephony solution. This solution extends enterprise telephony features and functions to packet telephony network devices such as IP phones, media processing devices, voice-over-IP (VoIP) gateways, and multimedia applications.
An attacker can trigger this SQL injection vulnerability by entering a specially crafted value is entered in the key parameter of either the admin or user interface page. Attacks against this vulnerability are conducted through the web interface and use the http or https protocol. A successful attack could terminate a SQL call and force a connection to the back-end database resulting in the disclosure of potentially sensitive information such as usernames and password hashes.
This vulnerability is documented as bug ID CSCsk64286 ( registered customers only) .
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There are no workarounds for this vulnerability.
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When considering software upgrades, also consult http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt and any subsequent advisories to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.
In all cases, customers should exercise caution to be certain the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or your contracted maintenance provider for assistance.
Version
Fixed Release
Download Location
5.1
5.1(3a)
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/callmgr-51?psrtdcat20e2 ( registered customers only)
6.1
6.1(1a)
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/callmgr-61?psrtdcat20e2 ( registered customers only)
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The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any malicious use of the vulnerability described in this advisory; however, the vulnerability has been discussed in public announcements. References include Secunia’s original advisory available at http://secunia.com/advisories/28932
and Security Focus
posting available at
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27775
.This vulnerability was reported to Cisco by Nico Leidecker and Tracey Parry at Portcullis Computer Security Limited. Cisco PSIRT would like to thank these two individuals for bringing this issue to our attention and for working with PSIRT toward coordinated disclosure of the issue. Cisco PSIRT greatly appreciates the opportunity to work with researchers on security vulnerabilities and welcomes the opportunity to review and assist in product reports.
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To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy. This document also contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security vulnerability information from Cisco.
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Revision 1.2
2008-April-22
Updated URL of CVSS CSCsk64286.
Revision 1.1
2008-April-03
Added links to Secunia and Security Focus references under Exploitation and Public Announcements
Revision 1.0
2008-February-13
Initial public release.
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