Webex Training CenterApplication · Cisco
CVE-2013-6971
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 · uneditedOpen redirect vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Training Center allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCul57140.
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 · moderate confidenceOpen redirect vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Training Center allows remote attackers to craft malicious URLs that redirect users to arbitrary external websites, facilitating phishing attacks. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of redirect destination parameters in the application.
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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
Webex Training 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 Cisco WebEx Training Center is deployedIdentify if your organization uses Cisco WebEx Training Center. Check installed applications, web servers, or consult with IT administrators for any Cisco WebEx-related software or services.Affected if The product is in use and has a web-facing component
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Identify the WebEx Training Center web URLLocate the URL used to access Cisco WebEx Training Center. This is typically accessed via a specific web URL (such as trainingcenter.webex.com or a custom domain).Affected if You have a working URL to access the WebEx Training Center interface
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Inspect URLs for redirect parametersExamine the URL structure when navigating through the application. Look for parameters that control navigation, such as those containing 'redirect', 'url', 'dest', 'target', or similar terms that specify where a user should be sent.Affected if The application URL contains redirect-related parameters in the query string
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Test for unvalidated redirect behaviorModify any identified redirect parameter to point to an external domain (for example, change the parameter value to example.com). Submit the modified URL and observe if the application redirects to the untrusted domain without validation warnings.Affected if The application redirects to the arbitrary external domain specified in the modified parameter without proper validation or warning
Your environment is affected if Cisco WebEx Training Center is deployed and the application permits redirection to arbitrary external domains via URL parameters.
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 dataImplement strict URL validation using an allowlist approach for all redirect parameters, ensuring only trusted domains are permitted. Additionally, implement anti-phishing protections such as prominent warnings when redirecting to external domains.
Fix this in Webex Training Center
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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-2013-6971 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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