Cisco has released updates to fix an improper user input validation vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME). The vulnerability could be exploited to conduct an SQL injection attack.
Note
- While Cisco is not aware of this being exploited in the wild, it’s a good time to gather all the updates they released this month and get them deployed, starting with anything which is directly Internet accessible. While you’re at it, make sure that you are able to detect (and ideally block) attempted exploits of these vulnerabilities.
- We continue to name vulnerabilities by the method of exploiting them rather than the development and coding practices and quality control failures that lead to them. It should not surprise us that the vulnerabilities persist and recur.
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Alex Lim
Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook
