Telepresence Video Communication Server
CVE-2019-1872
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Cisco Expressway Series software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected system to send. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and allowlist destination URLs, block requests to internal networks, use network segmentation.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918), which allows attackers to make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources. A vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Cisco Expressway Series software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected system to send arbitrary network requests. The vulnerability is due to improper restrictions on network services in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send arbitrary network requests sourced from the affected system. Affected products include: Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Cisco Expressway Series software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected system to send arbitrary network requests. The vulnerability is due to improper restrictions on network services in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send arbitrary network requests sourced from the affected system.
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Attack Technique
Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Denial of service against HTTP/2 server implementations allows remote unauthenticated attackers to exhaust server resour
The administrative web interface in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway X8.5.2 allows remote authen
A vulnerability in the received packet parser of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Serv
A vulnerability in the authentication service of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence (Unified CM IM
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server with software before X7.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of s
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow
Cisco TelePresence Video Communications Server (VCS) X8.x before X8.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server with software before X7.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of s
A vulnerability in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communi
A vulnerability in the XCP Router service of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (CUCM IM&P)
A vulnerability in the file descriptor handling of Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway could
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communicat
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