Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Arbitrary Script Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct an arbitrary script injection attack on an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the software running on an affected device insufficiently validates user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a malicious link provided to the user or through the interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the user interface or access sensitive system-based information, which under normal circumstances should be prohibited.
- Published
- Jan 10, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.5% · 73th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-94
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Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 8.8
- CNA · cisco
- 6.5
- 2.3 point gap
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | ip phone 8800 series firmware | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_8800_series_firmware |
| cisco | ip phone 8811 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8811 |
| cisco | ip phone 8841 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8841 |
| cisco | ip phone 8845 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8845 |
| cisco | ip phone 8851 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8851 |
| cisco | ip phone 8861 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8861 |
| cisco | ip phone 8865 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8865 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cisco ip phone 8800 series firmware12.5(1)
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (cisco). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Cisco Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Software
- n/aaffected
Same product
cisco: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2016-1479Cisco IP Phone 8800 devices with software 11.0(1) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted HTTP31Monitor
- CVE-2016-1403CISCO IP 8800 phones with software 11.0.1 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges for OS command execution via crafted CLI commands31Monitor
- CVE-2017-12305A vulnerability in the debug interface of Cisco IP Phone 8800 series could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary comma26Monitor
- CVE-2017-12328A vulnerability in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call handling in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series devices could allow an unauthenticated, rem24Monitor
- CVE-2017-6630A vulnerability in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) implementation of Cisco IP Phone 8851 11.0(0.1) could allow an unauthenticated, rem22Monitor
- CVE-2016-1476Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on Cisco IP Phone 8800 devices with software 11.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbit21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106515
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190109-phone-script-injection
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.