Webex Meeting CenterApplication · Cisco
CVE-2013-6970
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 · uneditedCisco WebEx Meeting Center allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading verbose error messages within server responses, aka Bug ID CSCul35928.
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 confidenceCisco WebEx Meeting Center contains an information disclosure vulnerability where verbose error messages in server responses expose sensitive information to remote attackers. The issue stems from detailed error diagnostics being returned to clients instead of generic error pages.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
Webex Meeting CenterApplication
all versionsCVSS 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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Confirm WebEx Meeting Center is installedLocate the WebEx installation directory or check running services for WebEx-related processes (such as WebExNodeApp, WebExDirector, or similar Cisco WebEx services)Affected if WebEx Meeting Center software is present in the environment
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Identify the error handling configurationLocate the WebEx server configuration files, typically found in the WebEx installation directory under a config or settings subfolder. Look for files related to error handling, debugging, or diagnostics (commonly named like webex.xml, server.config, or similar)Affected if Configuration files exist and contain settings controlling error message verbosity
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Check for verbose error settingsIn the configuration files, search for parameters such as 'showDetailedErrors', 'debug', 'verboseErrors', 'stackTrace', 'enableDiagnostics', or similar settings that control how errors are presented to clientsAffected if Settings are present and enabled (set to true, on, or 1) that permit detailed error output
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Trigger a test error and inspect the responseSend a malformed request or invalid input to the WebEx server endpoint and capture the HTTP response. Alternatively, trigger a known error condition and examine the returned error page or messageAffected if The server response contains stack traces, file paths, server variables, internal IP addresses, or other diagnostic details rather than generic error messages
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Review server-level error handlingCheck the underlying web server configuration (IIS, Apache, or other) hosting WebEx for custom error pages or error handling settings that may override application-level settingsAffected if Custom error pages are not configured or are set to detailed diagnostic output
A user is affected if WebEx Meeting Center is running and returns verbose error messages containing stack traces, file paths, or system information instead of generic error pages.
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 WebEx Meeting Center server to return generic, non-verbose error messages to clients, suppressing stack traces, file paths, and other diagnostic details that could reveal system configuration or sensitive data.
Fix this in Webex Meeting Center
Scoped from the published advisory
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-6970 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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