CVE-2015-0682
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 Unified Communications Domain Manager 8.1(4) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by visiting a "deprecated page," aka Bug ID CSCup90168.
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 confidenceA remote code execution vulnerability exists in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager 8.1(4) where a deprecated administrative page does not properly sanitize user input, allowing authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the underlying system.
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= 8.1\(.4\)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
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 installed Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager versionAccess the administrative interface or use the system management console to retrieve the product version. Typically found in 'About' or 'System Information' section of the management portal, or via CLI command 'show version' if available.Affected if The installed version is exactly 8.1(4)
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Confirm the deprecated administrative page existsCheck for the presence of the page associated with Cisco bug ID CSCup90168. This is typically a legacy admin page that should have been removed or disabled. Consult system documentation or examine the web application directory structure for deprecated admin endpoints.Affected if The deprecated page (CSCup90168) is present and accessible on the system
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Verify administrative interface authentication statusExamine the authentication configuration for the administrative web interface. Determine if the deprecated page enforces proper authentication or if it can be accessed without full credential validation.Affected if The deprecated page allows authenticated access but does not properly sanitize user input for code execution
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Check for exposure of administrative interfacesReview network accessibility of the management interface. Determine if the admin portal is exposed to network segments beyond the trusted internal network.Affected if The administrative interface is accessible from less-trusted network segments
The environment is affected if Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager version 8.1(4) is running and the deprecated administrative page (CSCup90168) remains accessible on the system.
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 dataIdentify and disable or remove the deprecated page (CSCup90168), or apply the vendor patch from Cisco for version 8.1(4). If the deprecated functionality is still required, implement strict access controls and input validation until a patch can be applied.
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