Cross-site scripting in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server - CVE-2016-1449
Published: July 15, 2016 / Updated: January 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU156
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1449
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allow a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user’s browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.How to mitigate CVE-2016-1449
Install update from vendor's website.