Webex Meetings ServerApplication · Cisco
CVE-2014-3395
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 Meetings Server (WMS) 2.5 allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCup10343.
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 confidenceCisco WebEx Meetings Server (WMS) 2.5 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files from the server file system by crafting malicious URLs containing directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../../../'). This is an unauthenticated remote attack enabling information disclosure.
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 Meetings ServerApplication
= 2.5CVSS 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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Confirm Cisco WebEx Meetings Server is deployedIdentify if Cisco WebEx Meetings Server (WMS) is installed in your environment by reviewing installed software, services, or documentation. Look for WMS-specific processes or the product name in your asset inventory.Affected if WMS is present in the environment
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Determine installed WMS versionCheck the installed version of Cisco WebEx Meetings Server using vendor documentation methods such as the admin interface, version display command, or configuration files. Compare the version number to 2.5.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.5
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Verify web service is accessibleDetermine if the WMS web interface is reachable from network locations by testing HTTP/HTTPS access to the WMS host on common ports (typically 443 or 8443).Affected if WMS web service is externally or internally accessible without authentication
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Test for directory traversal vulnerabilitySend a crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal sequences (such as ../../../etc/passwd or similar paths) to the WMS web server and observe if the server returns file contents outside the web root.Affected if The server returns arbitrary file contents in response to traversal sequences, indicating the vulnerability is present and exploitable
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Review logs for exploitation attemptsExamine WMS access and error logs for requests containing ../ patterns or directory traversal sequences, which may indicate attempted or successful exploitation.Affected if Logs show requests with directory traversal patterns directed at WMS
You are affected if Cisco WebEx Meetings Server version 2.5 is running and its web interface is accessible, allowing unauthenticated path traversal attacks to read arbitrary files.
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 from Cisco for this vulnerability or upgrade to a patched version of WMS. As an interim control, deploy web application firewall (WAF) rules or URL filtering to block requests containing directory traversal patterns.
Fix this in Webex Meetings Server
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-2014-3395 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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