CVE-2016-1310
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 · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Unity Connection 11.5(0.199) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCuy09033.
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 reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Cisco Unity Connection version 11.5(0.199). Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript or HTML into web pages by tricking users into visiting specially crafted URLs, potentially allowing session hijacking or credential theft.
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= snv_124CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 installed Sun OpenSolaris versionRun 'uname -a' or check '/etc/release' to confirm the exact version number installedAffected if The version displayed equals snv_124 exactly
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Determine if web services are enabledCheck for running HTTP/HTTPS services using commands like 'svcs -a | grep http' or 'netstat -an | grep LISTEN' on ports 80, 443, or 8080Affected if Web services are listening and accessible
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Locate Cisco Unity Connection web interfaceIf Cisco Unity Connection is installed, check for its web application paths typically under /cuweb/ or /webapp/ directories, or search for process 'cuwa' or 'unity'Affected if The Cisco Unity Connection web interface is accessible and version 11.5(0.199) is confirmed
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Inspect URL parameters for XSS vectorsReview web application logs or manually test URL query parameters with benign input to observe if reflection occurs without sanitizationAffected if User-supplied input in URLs is reflected back in responses without proper encoding
A user is affected if running Sun Opensolaris snv_124 with the Cisco Unity Connection web interface version 11.5(0.199) exposed and accessible.
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 relevant Cisco security patch for CSCuy09033, typically through upgrading to a patched version of Cisco Unity Connection or applying the vendor-provided fix.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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-2016-1310 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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