Webex Meetings ServerApplication · Cisco
CVE-2014-3302
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 · unediteduser.php in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server 1.5(.1.131) and earlier does not properly implement the token timer for authenticated encryption, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCuj81708.
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 confidenceThe user.php component in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server 1.5 and earlier versions has a vulnerability where the token timer for authenticated encryption is not properly implemented. This allows remote attackers to craft malicious URLs that can bypass token expiration checks, potentially exposing sensitive information.
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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 Meetings ServerApplication
<= 1.5\(.1.131\)= 1.5= 1.5\(.1.6\)CVSS 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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Identify installed Cisco WebEx Meetings Server versionAccess the administration interface or check system inventory to determine the exact version number of Cisco WebEx Meetings Server installed in your environment.Affected if The installed version is 1.5, 1.5(.1.6), 1.5(.1.131), or any version prior to 1.5 (all such versions are affected).
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Locate the user.php componentCheck the web server document root or application directory for the presence of user.php file, typically found in the /webex directory or similar path based on your installation.Affected if The user.php component exists and is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS on your WebEx server.
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Verify token-based authentication is in useReview application configuration or authentication logs to confirm that the system uses token-based authentication through the user.php endpoint for session management.Affected if Token-based authentication via user.php is enabled and actively used for user sessions.
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Examine access logs for token-related requestsSearch web server access logs (typically in /var/log/httpd or /var/log/nginx) for requests to user.php containing token parameters, looking for patterns where token expiration may be bypassed.Affected if Logs show requests to user.php with tokens that appear to bypass expiration checks or contain unusually long lifetimes.
You are affected if your Cisco WebEx Meetings Server runs version 1.5 or earlier AND the user.php component with token-based authentication is accessible and in use.
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 dataApply the vendor patch for CSCuj81708 to address the improper token timer implementation in user.php. Until patched, monitor access logs for suspicious crafted URL patterns.
Fix this in Webex Meetings Server
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation3.0 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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