Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC) Software Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack against the user of the web interface.

The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing the user of the affected system to follow a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled website. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to submit arbitrary requests to the affected device via the web browser with the privileges of the user.

Additional information about CSRF attacks and potential mitigations can be found at:

http://ift.tt/Izt6gG

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are not available.

This advisory is available at the following link: http://ift.tt/2dRSZ4n A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack against the user of the web interface.

The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing the user of the affected system to follow a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled website. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to submit arbitrary requests to the affected device via the web browser with the privileges of the user.

Additional information about CSRF attacks and potential mitigations can be found at:

http://ift.tt/Izt6gG

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are not available.

This advisory is available at the following link: http://ift.tt/2dRSZ4n
Security Impact Rating: Medium
CVE: CVE-2016-6427

from Cisco Security Advisory http://ift.tt/2dRSZ4n