QID 730229

Date Published: 2021-10-14

QID 730229: Cisco IP Phone Software Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability (cisco-sa-ipphone-arbfileread-NPdtE2Ow)

A vulnerability in the debug shell of Cisco IP Phone software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read any file on the device file system.

Affected Products
Cisco products if they were running a vulnerable release of Cisco IP Phone software:
IP Conference Phone 7832
IP Conference Phone 8832
IP Phone 7800 Series
IP Phone 8800 Series
Wireless IP Phone 8821

QID Detection Logic(Unauthenticated):
The QID sends a get request on "CGI/Java/Serviceability?adapter=device.statistics.device" and checks for the vulnerable version in the response.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read any file on the device file system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.1 severity.
  • Solution

    Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-ipphone-arbfileread-NPdtE2Ow for more information.

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