FinesseApplication · Cisco
CVE-2017-12288
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-based management interface of Cisco Unified Contact Center Express could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf09173.
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 · high confidenceThis is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX). The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied input, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject malicious script code via a crafted URL that requires user interaction (clicking a malicious link) to execute.
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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
FinesseApplication
= 11.5\(1\)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
- 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 Cisco Finesse installationLocate Cisco Finesse on the system by checking for the Finesse web service, process, or installation directory. Common locations include /opt/cisco/finesse or checking for finesse processes via command line tools.Affected if Cisco Finesse software is found on the system
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Determine installed Finesse versionUse the Finesse admin console or command line interface to retrieve the installed version. Access the Finesse desktop login page and check the version information, or use the 'show version' command via CLI if administrative access is available.Affected if The installed version is exactly 11.5(1)
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Verify web management interface accessibilityDetermine if the Finesse web-based management interface (typically on port 443 or 8443) is exposed and accessible from the network. Check firewall rules, access control lists, and interface binding configurations.Affected if The web management interface is accessible to unauthenticated users on the network
The environment is affected if Cisco Finesse version 11.5(1) is installed and the web-based management interface is accessible to unauthenticated users, allowing them to potentially exploit the reflected XSS vulnerability through crafted URLs.
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 CSCvf09173. As an interim measure, users should avoid clicking untrusted links to the management interface, and network-level controls can be used to limit exposure to unauthenticated management interface access.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- 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-2017-12288 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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