Telepresence ManagerApplication · Cisco
CVE-2011-0380
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 · uneditedCisco TelePresence Manager 1.2.x through 1.6.x allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and invoke arbitrary methods via a malformed SOAP request, aka Bug ID CSCtc59562.
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 confidenceCisco TelePresence Manager versions 1.2.x through 1.6.x contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in its SOAP-based web service interface. Attackers can send malformed SOAP requests to bypass authentication and invoke arbitrary methods on the TelePresence management system, potentially gaining full control over conference management functions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
Telepresence ManagerApplication
= 1.2.0.0= 1.3.2= 1.4.0= 1.5.1= 1.5.2= 1.6.0= 1.6.2= 1.6.3= 1.6.5CVSS 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
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Cisco TelePresence Manager versionAccess the TelePresence Manager administrative web interface and navigate to the About or System Information page, or run 'show version' via CLI if availableAffected if The displayed version matches 1.2.0.0, 1.3.2, 1.4.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.6.0, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, or 1.6.5, or falls within the 1.2.x through 1.6.x range
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Confirm the SOAP-based web service interface is accessibleCheck if port 8080 or the HTTPS management port is open and responding on the TelePresence Manager server using a port scanner or netstat commandAffected if The SOAP web service port is exposed and accepts connections from unauthorized networks
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Review management interface access controlsExamine the network configuration or firewall rules to determine if the TelePresence Manager management interface is accessible from untrusted networksAffected if The management interface is reachable from outside the trusted network without filtering
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Inspect logs for malformed SOAP requestsReview TelePresence Manager application logs, typically found in the logs directory or via the web interface log viewer, for entries containing malformed SOAP envelopes or unexpected method namesAffected if Logs show SOAP requests with missing authentication headers or attempts to invoke unauthorized methods
A user is affected if their TelePresence Manager version falls within 1.2.x through 1.6.x and the SOAP-based management interface is network-accessible to untrusted users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch from Cisco for Bug ID CSCtc59562, which upgrades to a fixed version. If patching is not immediately possible, restrict network access to the TelePresence Manager management interface using firewall rules or network segmentation to prevent unauthorized SOAP requests.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2011-0380 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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