Unified Web And E Mail Interaction ManagerApplication · Cisco
CVE-2015-4298
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 Web and E-Mail Interaction Manager 9.0(2) and 11.0(1) improperly performs authorization, which allows remote authenticated users to read or write to stored data via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuo89056.
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 Unified Web and E-Mail Interaction Manager versions 9.0(2) and 11.0(1) contain an improper authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated remote users to read or write to stored data beyond their intended permissions. This authorization bypass could permit users to access or modify data belonging to other users or roles.
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 Web And E Mail Interaction ManagerApplication
= 9.0\(2\)= 11.0\(1\)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 version of Cisco Unified Web and E-Mail Interaction ManagerAccess the application admin interface or check system configuration files for the version number. Look in the product's 'About' or 'System Information' section within the web management console.Affected if The installed version is exactly 9.0(2) or exactly 11.0(1)
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Confirm remote authentication is enabledReview the application's security or authentication settings in the web management console. Verify that remote user authentication (not just local/admin access) is configured and active.Affected if Remote authentication for end users or customer service representatives is enabled, allowing external users to log in to the application
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Check user role configurationNavigate to the role or permission management section of the admin interface. Review the defined roles and their assigned data access permissions.Affected if Multiple roles exist with different data access levels, as the vulnerability allows bypassing these role boundaries
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Inspect data access permissions for user accountsReview specific user or account configurations to verify that users are assigned to particular roles with restricted data access scopes.Affected if Users are assigned to roles that should restrict their access to only their own data records
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-supplied patch for CSCuo89056 when available. If no patch exists, implement strict role-based access controls and monitor authentication logs for anomalous data access patterns by authenticated users.
Fix this in Unified Web And E Mail Interaction Manager
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA8.0 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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