Ip Interoperability And Collaboration SystemApplication · Cisco
CVE-2016-1375
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 IP Interoperability and Collaboration System 4.10(1) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCuy12339.
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 confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco IP Interoperability and Collaboration System (IPICS) version 4.10(1) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML via a crafted URL. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation in the web interface, allowing malicious scripts to be executed in the context of the victim's browser session.
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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
Ip Interoperability And Collaboration SystemApplication
= 4.10CVSS 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 if Cisco IPICS is installedCheck for the Cisco IPICS installation directory or list installed software packages on the system. Look for processes named 'ipics' or services related to Cisco IP Interoperability and Collaboration System.Affected if Cisco IPICS software is present on the system and the web interface is accessible.
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Check the installed versionAccess the web interface's login page or check system files for the exact version number. Typically found in the About or Version section of the web UI, or in installation logs and system inventory.Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.10(1), as this is the only version listed as affected.
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Verify web interface is enabledConfirm the IPICS web interface service is running and accessible on the network. Check if HTTP/HTTPS ports for the web UI are listening.Affected if The web interface is enabled and exposed, making the XSS exploitable.
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Review web access logs for suspicious URL patternsExamine HTTP access logs for the IPICS web interface for patterns containing script tags (<script>), javascript:, onerror=, or other HTML injection patterns in URL parameters.Affected if Unusual URL parameters with injection patterns are found in the logs, indicating potential exploitation attempts.
A system is affected if Cisco IPICS version 4.10(1) is installed and its web interface is enabled 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 vendor-supplied patch from Cisco for this vulnerability. In the interim, implement URL parameter validation and output encoding at the web application firewall (WAF) layer to block malicious requests containing script tags or HTML injection patterns.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA4.0 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-2016-1375 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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