Open redirect in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server - CVE-2019-1954
Published: August 8, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19994
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1954
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation of the URL parameters in an HTTP request. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request that could cause the web application to redirect the request to a specified malicious URL, which redirect the victim to a malicious website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1954
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server - update to 4.0MR1