| Title: | Vulnerability in Cisco Collaboration Server |
| Announcement date: | 30th June 2004 |
| Advisory Reference: | ptl-2004-05 |
| Products: | Cisco Collaboration Server |
| Vulnerability Type: | Remote Code Execution / Elevation of Privileges |
| Vendor-URL: | http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040630-CCS.shtml |
| Vendor-Status: | Patches Available |
| Remotely Exploitable: | Yes |
| Locally Exploitable: | Yes |
| Advisory URL: | http://www.pentest.co.uk |
Versions of Cisco Collaboration Server prior to 5.x use a flawed version of ServletExec that allows an attacker to upload arbitrary files to the web server and directly invoke them, gaining administrative privileges.
CCS 4.x ships with ServletExec 3.0 which is vulnerable until patched.
CCS 3.x ships with ServletExec 2.2 which is vulnerable until patched.
CCS 4.0 customers can patch the software with an automated script or upgrade to CCS 5.x.
An automated script is not available for CCS 3.0. To patch this version Customers can either:
a) Follow the manual instructions in the Workaround section of the Cisco advisory
b) Upgrade to CCS 4.x and patch the software with the automated script
c) Upgrade to CCS 5.x.
This vulnerability was discovered by Matt Moore from Pentest Limited
