Improper input validation in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center - CVE-2017-12297

 

Improper input validation in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center - CVE-2017-12297

Published: December 1, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9493
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12297
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco WebEx Meeting Center

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to initiate connections to arbitrary hosts.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient access control for HTTP traffic directed to the Cisco WebEx Meeting Center. A remote attacker can send a malicious URL to the Cisco WebEx Meeting Center and connect to arbitrary hosts.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-12297

The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 32.8, 32.6, 31.20.

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