Cisco TelePresence Conductor, Cisco Expressway Series, and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server REST API Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco TelePresence Conductor, Cisco Expressway Series, and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to trigger an HTTP request from an affected server to an arbitrary host. This type of attack is commonly referred to as server-side request forgery (SSRF).

The vulnerability is due to insufficient access controls for the REST API of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence VCS. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTTP request to the affected server.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

This advisory is available at the following link:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190206-rest-api-ssrf

Security Impact Rating: Medium
CVE: CVE-2019-1679

from Cisco Security Advisory http://bit.ly/2GrVCqw