Critical severity · published Apr 15, 2020
CVE-2020-3161
Cisco IP Phones Web Server Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability
In wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
83.9%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the web server for Cisco IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code with root privileges or cause a reload of an affected IP phone, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web server of a targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to remotely execute code with root privileges or cause a reload of an affected IP phone, resulting in a DoS condition.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)83.9% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueMay 3, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CI
Cisco IP phone · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
8F
8831 Firmware · Cisco
10.3(1)es14; 11.0(1); 11.0(5)sr1 · source: NVD
IP
IP Phone 7811 Firmware · Cisco
11.0(1) · source: NVD
IP
IP Phone 7821 Firmware · Cisco
11.0(1) · source: NVD
IP
IP Phone 7841 Firmware · Cisco
11.0(1) · source: NVD
IP
IP Phone 7861 Firmware · Cisco
11.0(1) · source: NVD
IP
IP Phone 8811 Firmware · Cisco
10.3(1)es14; 11.0(1); 11.0(5)sr1 · source: NVD
IP
IP Phone 8821 Firmware · Cisco
10.3(1)es14; 11.0(1); 11.0(5)sr1 · source: NVD
IP
IP Phone 8821-ex Firmware · Cisco
10.3(1)es14; 11.0(1); 11.0(5)sr1 · source: NVD
IP
IP Phone 8841 Firmware · Cisco
10.3(1)es14; 11.0(1); 11.0(5)sr1 · source: NVD
IP
IP Phone 8845 Firmware · Cisco
10.3(1)es14; 11.0(1); 11.0(5)sr1 · source: NVD
IP
IP Phone 8851 Firmware · Cisco
10.3(1)es14; 11.0(1); 11.0(5)sr1 · source: NVD