Unity ConnectionApplication · Cisco
CVE-2014-3333
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 server in Cisco Unity Connection 9.1(1) and 9.1(2) allows remote authenticated users to obtain privileged access by conducting an "HTTP Intercept" attack and leveraging the ability to read files within the context of the web-server user account, aka Bug ID CSCup41014.
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 confidenceCisco Unity Connection versions 9.1(1) and 9.1(2) contain a vulnerability where remote authenticated users can conduct an HTTP Intercept attack to read files within the context of the web-server user account, enabling privilege escalation to administrative levels.
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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
Unity ConnectionApplication
= 9.1\(1\)= 9.1\(2\)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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Cisco Unity Connection installationCheck if the system is running Cisco Unity Connection by reviewing installed software packages or checking the product name via command line: 'show version' or reviewing system documentationAffected if The system is NOT Cisco Unity Connection (this CVE only applies to Cisco Unity Connection)
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Determine the installed Unity Connection versionAccess the Unity Connection admin interface or use CLI command 'show version' to retrieve the exact version number. Compare against the affected versions 9.1(1) and 9.1(2)Affected if The installed version is exactly 9.1(1) or 9.1(2)
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Verify HTTP web services are enabledCheck Unity Connection administration settings or system services to confirm the HTTP/HTTPS web interface is active. This vulnerability exploits the HTTP intercept functionalityAffected if HTTP web services are enabled and accessible on the Unity Connection server
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Confirm authentication is availableReview whether user authentication is configured for the web interface. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user session to conduct the HTTP Intercept attackAffected if Web interface allows user authentication (even low-privilege accounts can exploit this flaw)
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Check network exposure of admin interfacesReview firewall rules or access lists to determine if Unity Connection admin ports (typically 443, 8080) are exposed to network-accessible IPs beyond the internal networkAffected if Admin web interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks
You are affected if Cisco Unity Connection version 9.1(1) or 9.1(2) is installed with HTTP web services enabled and accessible, regardless of whether low-privilege authenticated users exist.
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 Cisco patch for Bug ID CSCup41014 or upgrade to a Cisco Unity Connection version beyond 9.1(2). Restrict network access to the Unity Connection admin interfaces until the patch is applied.
Fix this in Unity Connection
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-3333 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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