CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-12271

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Cisco SPA300 and SPA500 Series IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute unwanted actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking the user of a web application into executing an adverse action, potentially compromising the device.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the firmware of Cisco IP Phones to the latest version that includes security patches and to implement additional protections against CSRF attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in Cisco SPA300 and SPA500 Series IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute unwanted actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking the user of a web application into executing an adverse action. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuz88421, CSCuz91356, CSCve56308.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS