SparkApplication · Cisco
CVE-2017-12269
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Spark Messaging Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the web UI of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting XSS content into the web UI of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to force a user to execute code of the attacker's choosing or allow the attacker to retrieve sensitive information from the user. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf70587, CSCvf70592.
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 stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the web UI of Cisco Spark Messaging Software due to insufficient input validation. An authenticated remote attacker can inject malicious script content into the web UI that executes when other users view the compromised data, allowing arbitrary code execution or sensitive information theft.
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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
SparkApplication
all versionsCVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Cisco Spark installationLocate and verify Cisco Spark Messaging Software is installed in your environment. Check for the web application component that provides the messaging interface.Affected if Cisco Spark with a web UI component is present and accessible
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Determine installed versionAccess the software inventory or application administration panel to retrieve the exact version number of Cisco Spark. Compare against the affected range.Affected if Any version of Cisco Spark is installed, as all versions are affected according to the CVE
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Verify web UI is accessibleConfirm the Cisco Spark web interface is reachable via browser or API. Note the authentication requirements for access.Affected if The web UI is exposed and users can authenticate to the platform
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Test input validation in web UIUsing an authenticated session, attempt to submit script content such as <script>alert(1)</script> into text input fields within the messaging interface. Observe if the content is stored and rendered without encoding or sanitization.Affected if Submitted script tags are rendered directly in the browser when viewed by other users, indicating insufficient input validation
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Inspect stored data for malicious contentReview message content, user profiles, or other user-generated fields in the application database or UI for unexpected script tags or encoded payloads that may indicate prior exploitation.Affected if Script content is found stored in the application without proper sanitization
If Cisco Spark web UI is accessible and accepts user input without proper sanitization, your environment is affected by this stored XSS vulnerability.
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 dataImplement robust input validation and output encoding/sanitization on all user-supplied data displayed in the web UI. ApplyContextual escaping at output points and consider implementing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS risks.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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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-2017-12269 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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