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Severity
Critical
Title
Cisco Unity Authentication Bypass
Description

The native Unity authentication implemented on the web interface can bypassed to gain unauthorized access to a variety of resources.


The first time you attempt connecting to any of the specific links you are redirected to the authentication page. However, any subsequent attempts are then successful even without having entered valid login credentials resulting in either the ability to view information or edit the configuration.

Details
Category
Unauthorized Access
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco Unity 7.0
Released
2008-10-08
updated
2008-10-08
Response
Patch available
Recommendations

Cisco has acknowledged the issue and is issuing patches to correct it. More details could be found in Cisco Security Advisory, Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20081008-unity at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a0d85f.shtml and http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20081008-unity.shtml.

 

In the short term it is recommended that a VoIP aware IPS product, such as VoIPguard, with signatures to detect attempts to exploit this issue, be implemented to prevent it from being exploited. Implementing best practices can limit the exposure of this issue. Cisco is recommending to use Unity integrated login feature.

 

Cisco customers with a valid support agreement may wish to speak with their support contact in order to obtain further vendor details.

Tracking Id
VSRCS-2008-008
 

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Severity Legend

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Low

A low severity issue falls into one of two categories.  Firstly, there are those that are not directly exploitable and affect a single IP client, a small subset of the deployment, or are quite innocuous taken by themselves. In other words, they provide information which either involves only a small number (or single) client and that information requires considerable other information or effort to be useful to an attacker.  The other category of low severity issues includes those that are best practices which are not intended to directly mitigate an exploitable risk but to increase overall security robustness and demonstrate due diligence.

Medium

A medium severity issue is typically an issue which can lead to further exploitation or provides short-lived effect on a minimal number of clients.  It may not be immediately exploitable but provides sufficient information or access to move an attack closer to fruition.  Alternately it may provide unauthorized access not directly related to the VoIP portion of the network.

High

A high severity issue can be exploited to compromise one or more nodes within the deployment but may require authentication, especially when exploiting multiple systems simultaneously. In addition, it may be possible to protect against untrusted exploitation of the issue by deploying traditional security tools.

Critical

A critical severity issue can be exploited by an untrusted individual to compromise the entire deployment under review.  There are no security or protective mechanisms in place that will mediate exploitation of this vulnerability by an untrusted individual.

Vendor Response Legend

Patch available
Workaround proposed
Attempting to address the issue
No vendor response
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