Unified Communications Domain ManagerApplication · Cisco
CVE-2014-3278
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 · uneditedThe web framework in VOSS in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM) does not properly implement access control, which allows remote attackers to enumerate accounts by visiting an unspecified BVSMWeb web page, aka Bug IDs CSCun39619 and CSCun45572.
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 confidenceThis is an information disclosure vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM). The VOSS web framework component (BVSMWeb) fails to implement proper access controls, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to enumerate valid user accounts by accessing a specific web page. This could facilitate further attacks by revealing valid usernames.
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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 Communications Domain ManagerApplication
all versionsCVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager installationLocate and confirm the presence of Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager software in your environment. Check installed applications, services, or documentation that lists deployed Cisco UC products.Affected if Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager is installed and running in your environment.
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Locate the BVSMWeb web interfaceIdentify the web server port and path for the BVSMWeb component. Typically found under the VOSS framework web root. Check your web server configuration files for BVSMWeb mappings.Affected if The BVSMWeb endpoint is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS from your network.
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Access the vulnerable user enumeration endpointUsing a web browser or HTTP client, attempt to access the BVSMWeb user listing page without authentication. The specific page allows unauthenticated enumeration of valid user accounts.Affected if The endpoint returns a list of valid usernames or responds in a way that reveals whether specific usernames exist in the system without requiring authentication.
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Review web server access logs for BVSMWeb queriesExamine HTTP access logs for your VOSS/BVSMWeb web server. Look for repeated requests to the user enumeration endpoint, especially from unexpected IP addresses or at unusual times.Affected if Logs show unauthenticated access attempts to the BVSMWeb user endpoint.
Your environment is affected if Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager is deployed and the BVSMWeb component exposes user account information without requiring authentication.
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 Cisco's official patch for this vulnerability (referenced by bug IDs CSCun39619 and CSCun45572). Until patched, monitor web server logs for unusual access patterns to the BVSMWeb endpoint and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.
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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.
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