Cisco BroadWorks Application Delivery Platform Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CVE-2025-20211)

CVE number = CVE-2025-20211

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco BroadWorks Application Delivery Platform could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting attack against a user of the interface.

This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. 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 execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.

At the time of publication, this vulnerability affected Cisco BroadWorks Application Delivery Platform if either the BroadWorks Call Center application or the BroadWorks Receptionist application was installed.

The left column lists Cisco software releases. The center column indicates whether a patch for this vulnerability was released and the release number through which the patch can be found. The right column lists the file name of the available patch.

Cisco BroadWorks Call Center Release	Release Number	Patch Filename
24.0	24_2025.01_1.310	BWCallCenter-24_2025.01_1.310.war
25.0	Migrate to a fixed release.1	–
26.0	26_2025.01_1.310	BWCallCenter-26_2025.01_1.310.war

Cisco BroadWorks Receptionist Release	Release Number	Patch Filename
24.0	24_2025.01_1.310	BWReceptionist-24_2025.01_1.310.war
25.0	Migrate to a fixed release.1	–
26.0	26_2025.01_1.310	BWReceptionist-26_2025.01_1.310.war

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

This advisory is available at the following link:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-broadworks-xss-GDPgJ58P