CVE-2018-0203
A vulnerability in the SMTP relay of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated,...
A vulnerability in the SMTP relay of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to send unsolicited email messages, aka a Mail Relay Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of domain information in the affected software. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the targeted application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send email messages to arbitrary addresses. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg62215.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
A vulnerability in the SMTP relay of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to send unsolicited email messages, aka a Mail Relay Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of domain information in the affected software. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the targeted application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send email messages to arbitrary addresses. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg62215.
- Record
CVE-2018-0203- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-19
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability in the SMTP relay of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to send unsolicited email messages, aka a Mail Relay Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of domain information in the affected software. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the targeted application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send email messages to arbitrary addresses. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg62215.
- Record
CVE-2018-0203- Weakness
- CWE-19
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-1026 No score
A vulnerability in the SMTP relay of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to send unsolicited email messages, aka a Mail Relay Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of domain information in the affected software. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the targeted application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send email messages to arbitrary addresses. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg62215.
- Record
EUVD-2018-1026- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g977-q8vq-h243
5.3
A vulnerability in the SMTP relay of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated,...
A vulnerability in the SMTP relay of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to send unsolicited email messages, aka a Mail Relay Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of domain information in the affected software. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the targeted application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send email messages to arbitrary addresses. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg62215.
- Record
GHSA-g977-q8vq-h243- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-0203 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Cisco Unity Connection, published February 22, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.