CVE-2018-15430

HIGH

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Malicious Upgrade Package

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the administrative web interface of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute code with user-level privileges on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the content of upgrade packages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious archive to the Upgrade page of the administrative web interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute code with user-level privileges on the underlying operating system.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041784

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.0287
EPSS Percentile 85.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (3)
cisco/telepresence_video_communication_server x7.2.4
cisco/telepresence_video_communication_server x8.9.2
cisco/telepresence_video_communication_server x8.10.4
Published Oct 05, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026