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CVE-2019-15959

Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones Local Script Execution Vulnerability

Published: Sep 23, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
6.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones could allow a physically proximate attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device. The vulnerability is due to the presence of development testing and verification scripts that remained on the device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the physical interface of a device and inserting a USB storage device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute scripts on the device in an elevated security context.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:PAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:PAttack Vector
Physical
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka cisco, cisco systems
spa500 series ip phones firmware
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco SPA525G2 5-line IP Phone
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series
Networking Infrastructure

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191106-spa500-script
tools.cisco.com
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191106-spa500-script
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15959
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