CVE-2020-3256
MEDIUMCisco Hosted Collaboration Mediation Fulfillment < 12.5(1)su2 - Authenticated XML External Entity Injection
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Hosted Collaboration Mediation Fulfillment (HCM-F) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read access to information that is stored on an affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need administrative privileges on the Cisco HCM-F Software. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing certain XML files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests that contain references in XML entities to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve files from the local system, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive information.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hcmf-xxe-qqCMAUJ2
Scores
CVSS v3
4.9
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
57.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-611
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/hosted_collaboration_mediation_fulfillment
< 12.5\(1\)su2
Published
May 06, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026