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CVE-2021-1517

Cisco Webex Meetings and Webex Meetings Server Multimedia Sharing Security Bypass Vulnerability

Published: Jun 4, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-693
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 46.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A vulnerability in the multimedia viewer feature of Cisco Webex Meetings and Cisco Webex Meetings Server could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass security protections. This vulnerability is due to unsafe handling of shared content within the multimedia viewer feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sharing a file through the multimedia viewer feature. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass security protections and prevent warning dialogs from appearing before files are offered to other users.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-693

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka cisco, cisco systems
webex meetings online
Networking Infrastructure
webex meetings server
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Webex Meetings
Networking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webex-multimedia-26DpqVRO
tools.cisco.com
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/csa/cisco-sa-webex-multimedia-26DpqVRO.html
cisco.com

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