Unified MeetingplaceApplication · Cisco
CVE-2011-4232
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe web server in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 6.1 and 8.5 produces different responses for directory queries depending on whether the directory exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate directory names via a series of queries, aka Bug ID CSCtt94070.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe web server in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 6.1 and 8.5 exhibits an information disclosure vulnerability where it returns distinguishable HTTP responses (status codes or error messages) depending on whether a requested directory exists. This allows remote attackers to enumerate valid directory names through systematic probing.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Unified MeetingplaceApplication
= 6.1= 8.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Cisco Unified MeetingPlace installationLocate the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace application on the system. Check for its installation directory, running services, or look for 'MeetingPlace' in installed programs list. The web server typically listens on port 80 or 443.Affected if The product Cisco Unified MeetingPlace is installed on the system
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Confirm installed versionCheck the installed version of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace. This can typically be found in the application itself (usually under Help > About), in installation logs, or in version files within the installation directory.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.1 or exactly 8.5
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Test web server directory response consistencySend HTTP requests to various directory paths on the MeetingPlace web server (for example, /meeting, /admin, /不存在) and compare the HTTP status codes and error message content returned. Request both existing and non-existing directories and observe differences in responses.Affected if The web server returns different status codes (such as 200 vs 404) or different error messages for existing directories versus non-existing directories
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Verify web server is accessible for enumerationEnsure the web server component of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace is running and accessible over the network. Attempt to access the base URL of the MeetingPlace web server.Affected if The web server is running and responding to HTTP requests without requiring authentication
A system is affected if it runs Cisco Unified MeetingPlace version 6.1 or 8.5 with its web server component accessible, and the server returns distinguishable HTTP responses for existing versus non-existing directories.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataConfigure the web server to return consistent responses (typically HTTP 404) for both existing and non-existing directories, or implement proper authentication to prevent unauthenticated enumeration.
Fix this in Unified Meetingplace
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2011-4232 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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