Hosted Collaboration SolutionApplication · Cisco
CVE-2019-15968
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 Communications Domain Manager (Unified CDM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.
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 confidenceA reflected XSS vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager's web-based management interface allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts via insufficiently validated user-supplied input. Successful exploitation enables arbitrary script execution in the context of the interface or access to sensitive browser-based information.
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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
Hosted Collaboration SolutionApplication
= 8.1\(8\)er1
Unified Communications Domain ManagerApplication
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:3.1/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 installed Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager versionAccess the web-based management interface or use system inventory tools to find the installed version. Typically found in the About or System Information section of the admin portal, or via CLI command 'show version' if available.Affected if The installed version is any version of Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (all versions are affected per the CVE).
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Identify installed Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution versionCheck system inventory or the web-based management interface for the HCS version. This is typically found in the same About or System Information sections.Affected if The installed version is exactly 8.1(8)er1.
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Verify web-based management interface is enabledConfirm the web-based management interface is accessible. Try accessing the admin portal URL (commonly /ucdm or /admin paths on the appliance). Check if the HTTP/HTTPS service for the management interface is running.Affected if The web-based management interface is enabled and accessible - this is required for the XSS to be exploitable.
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Confirm authentication method existsCheck if the management interface requires authentication. The CVE specifies authenticated attackers, so the interface must have a login mechanism.Affected if The interface accepts authentication - this confirms the attack vector (injection via authenticated session) is present.
Your environment is affected if you run any version of Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager or version 8.1(8)er1 of Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution, with the web-based management interface 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 Cisco security updates when available; until then, implement input validation/sanitization on all user-facing fields, deploy Content Security Policy headers, and educate users about avoiding suspicious links.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-15968 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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