Cisco Finesse Open Redirect Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Finesse could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to redirect a user to an undesired web page. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the URL parameters in an HTTP request that is sent to an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the interface to redirect the user to a specific, malicious URL. This type of vulnerability is known as an open redirect and is used in phishing attacks that get users to unknowingly visit malicious sites.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1358
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2hcg-p6j5-29mm
References
More Cisco Finesse vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2018-00358 Access control flaw in Cisco Finesse unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00357 Access control flaw in Cisco Finesse unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-13337 Server-side request forgery in Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2017-09109 Improper authentication in Cisco Voice Operating System CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-04533 Resource management flaw in Multiple Cisco Products unknown CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-1358 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-1358 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2hcg-p6j5-29mm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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