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Unified Videoconferencing System 5110 FirmwareApplication · Cisco

CVE-2010-3037

HIGH · 8.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2010-11-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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91/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
goform/websXMLAdminRequestCgi.cgi in Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (UVC) System 5110 and 5115, and possibly Unified Videoconferencing System 3545 and 5230, Unified Videoconferencing 3527 Primary Rate Interface (PRI) Gateway, Unified Videoconferencing 3522 Basic Rate Interfaces (BRI) Gateway, and Unified Videoconferencing 3515 Multipoint Control Unit (MCU), allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via the username field, related to a "shell command injection vulnerability," aka Bug ID CSCti54059.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Shell command injection vulnerability in Cisco UVC systems' web administration CGI script (goform/websXMLAdminRequestCgi.cgi). The username parameter in the admin request handler fails to sanitize input properly, allowing authenticated administrators to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands on the affected device.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patches for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing systems (Bug ID CSCti54059). If patches are unavailable due to product age, consider network segmentation and restrict administrative access to trusted IPs, or evaluate migration to supported hardware as these are legacy 2010-era products.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Unified Videoconferencing System 5110 FirmwareApplication
Affected:= 7.0.1.13.3
Unified Videoconferencing System 5115 FirmwareApplication
Affected:= 7.0.1.13.3
Unified Videoconferencing System 5110Hardware / appliance
Affected:all versions
Unified Videoconferencing System 5115Hardware / appliance
Affected:all versions
Unified Videoconferencing System 3515 Multipoint Control Unit FirmwareApplication
Affected:= 7.0.1.13.3
Unified Videoconferencing System 3522 Basic Rate Interface Gateway FirmwareApplication
Affected:= 7.0.1.13.3
Unified Videoconferencing System 3527 Primary Rate Interface Gateway FirmwareApplication
Affected:= 7.0.1.13.3
Unified Videoconferencing System 3545 FirmwareApplication
Affected:= 7.0.1.13.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the Cisco UVC device model
    Access the device web interface or check the device label/management console to determine if the model is one of: Cisco Unified Videoconferencing System 5110, 5115, 3515, 3522, 3527, or 3545
    Affected if The device model is any of the listed affected models (5110, 5115, 3515, 3522, 3527, 3545)
  2. Check the firmware version
    Locate the firmware version in the device web administration interface (typically under System Info or Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade) or via CLI command 'show version' if SSH is available
    Affected if For models 5110/5115: any firmware version is affected. For models 3515/3522/3527/3545: firmware version equals 7.0.1.13.3 specifically
  3. Verify the web CGI script is exposed
    Attempt to access the CGI endpoint goform/websXMLAdminRequestCgi.cgi via HTTP/HTTPS on the device (e.g., https://<device-ip>/goform/websXMLAdminRequestCgi.cgi)
    Affected if The endpoint returns a response (even if error) indicating the CGI script exists and is accessible on the network
  4. Confirm administrative access is enabled
    Check if the web administration interface allows login authentication, or review access control lists/network exposure of the management interface
    Affected if The device administrative interface is reachable from the network and accepts authentication attempts (the vulnerability requires authenticated administrator access to exploit)

A user is affected if they have a Cisco UVC 5110/5115 (any version) or 3515/3522/3527/3545 running firmware 7.0.1.13.3, with the web CGI script exposed and administrative authentication enabled.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patches for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing systems (Bug ID CSCti54059). If patches are unavailable due to product age, consider network segmentation and restrict administrative access to trusted IPs, or evaluate migration to supported hardware as these are legacy 2010-era products.

Fix this in Unified Videoconferencing System 5110 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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