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TI-2021-01286 Aliases CVE-2021-1562GHSA-5m38-m947-59q9

Cisco BroadWorks Application Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Priority LOW 22CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

A vulnerability in the XSI-Actions interface of Cisco BroadWorks Application Server could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation and authorization of specific commands that a user can execute within the XSI-Actions interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and issuing a specific set of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to join a Call Center instance and have calls that they do not have permissions to access distributed to them from the Call Center queue. At the time of publication, Cisco had not released updates that address this vulnerability for Cisco BroadWorks Application Server. However, firmware patches are available.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00873 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco BroadWorksall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco BroadWorks VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:broadworks_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.0 to before 22.0.2020.08; 23.0 to before 23.0.2020.08; 24.0 to before 24.0.2020.08VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:broadworks_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.0 to before 22.0.2020.08; 23.0 to before 23.0.2020.08; 24.0 to before 24.0.2020.08 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1562
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m38-m947-59q9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-06922 Improper privilege management in Cisco BroadWorks CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-06728 Cross-site scripting in Cisco BroadWorks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-06910 Cross-site scripting in Cisco BroadWorks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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