CVE-2008-2053
CVE-2008-2053 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 9.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (86th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (CVP) 4.0.x before 4.0(2)_ES14, 4.1.x before 4.1(1)_ES11, and 7.x before 7.0(1) allows remote authenticated users with administrator role privileges to create, modify, or delete a superuser account.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2053?
- Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (CVP) 4.0.x before 4.0(2)_ES14, 4.1.x before 4.1(1)_ES11, and 7.x before 7.0(1) allows remote authenticated users with administrator role privileges to create, modify, or delete a superuser account.
- How severe is CVE-2008-2053?
- CVE-2008-2053 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2008-2053 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (86th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2008-2053?
- CVE-2008-2053 primarily affects Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2008-2053?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2008-2053 published?
- CVE-2008-2053 was published on 2008-05-22 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30289
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020080
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a008099beae.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29315
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1603/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42564
Affected products (3)
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_customer_voice_portal:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_customer_voice_portal:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_customer_voice_portal:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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