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Unified Communications ManagerApplication · Cisco

CVE-2014-0727

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2014-02-13
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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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
SQL injection vulnerability in the CallManager Interactive Voice Response (CMIVR) interface in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCum05318.

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 · moderate confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in the CallManager Interactive Voice Response (CMIVR) web interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by submitting malicious SQL syntax through crafted URLs. The vulnerability exists in the input validation of the CMIVR component, which fails to properly sanitize user-supplied parameters before incorporating them into SQL queries.

MitigationApply the relevant Cisco security patch for CSCum05318. As interim measures, restrict network access to the CMIVR interface and implement a web application firewall (WAF) to filter malicious SQL injection payloads.

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
Unified Communications ManagerApplication
Affected:all versions

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
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 checks

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

  1. Identify Cisco Unified Communications Manager installation
    Check for CUCM services running on the system or review installed software packages. Common locations: /usr/local/cm/ or check for 'Cisco Unified Communications Manager' service via system utilities.
    Affected if Cisco Unified Communications Manager is installed and running
  2. Verify CMIVR web interface is enabled and accessible
    Attempt to access the CMIVR web interface URL paths such as /ccmivr/ or /cmivr/ on the CUCM server. Check if the web service is listening on ports typically used by CUCM (typically 8080, 8443, or 443).
    Affected if CMIVR web interface responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests and is network-accessible
  3. Confirm version is within affected range
    Check the installed CUCM version via the Cisco Unified OS Administration interface, CLI command 'show version', or by reviewing installation documentation. According to the CVE, all versions are affected.
    Affected if Any version of Cisco Unified Communications Manager is installed (all versions are affected)
  4. Review web server access logs for SQL injection attempts
    Examine CUCM web server logs (typically found in /var/log/httpd/ or via Cisco RTMT tool) for suspicious patterns in URL parameters such as 'UNION', 'SELECT', 'DROP', or presence of SQL meta-characters in query strings targeting CMIVR paths.
    Affected if Log entries show SQL injection payloads in CMIVR web requests

If Cisco Unified Communications Manager is installed with the CMIVR web interface accessible, the environment is affected since all versions contain the SQL injection vulnerability.

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 the relevant Cisco security patch for CSCum05318. As interim measures, restrict network access to the CMIVR interface and implement a web application firewall (WAF) to filter malicious SQL injection payloads.

Fix this in Unified Communications Manager Scoped from the published advisory
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