CVE-2022-20786: Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service SQL Injection Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-04-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-submitted parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the application and sending malicious requests to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain data or modify data that is stored in the underlying database of the affected system.

Affected products

Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service: from 11.5\(1\) before 11.5\(1\)su11; from 12.5\(1\) before 12.5\(1\)su6; from 14.0 before 14.0su1 — fixed in 11.5\(1\)su11, 12.5\(1\)su6, 14.0su1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service 11.5\(1\)su11, 12.5\(1\)su6, 14.0su1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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