Webex Meetings ServerApplication · Cisco
CVE-2014-8035
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 framework in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server produces different returned messages for URL requests depending on whether a username exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a series of requests, aka Bug ID CSCuj40247.
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 Cisco WebEx Meetings Server web framework exhibits a user enumeration vulnerability where it returns distinct error messages or responses for URL requests based on whether a supplied username exists in the system. Attackers can exploit this by systematically probing the application with different usernames and analyzing the varying responses to identify valid accounts.
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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
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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Identify Cisco WebEx Meetings Server deploymentLocate any Cisco WebEx Meetings Server installations in your environment by reviewing installed software, services, or web applications listening on common ports (typically 443, 8443)Affected if Cisco WebEx Meetings Server is present in your environment
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Locate authentication-related endpointsIdentify login, user validation, or password reset endpoints by reviewing the application URLs or probing common paths such as /login, /auth, /passwordreset, or the main meeting portal entry pointAffected if Authentication endpoints are accessible over the network
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Test response with non-existent usernameSubmit a request to the authentication endpoint using a clearly invalid username (e.g., nonexistentuser123) and record the exact error message, HTTP status code, and response contentAffected if The application returns a response for this request
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Test response with potentially valid usernameSubmit the same request using a username that may exist in the system (e.g., common names, admin, test) and record the exact error message, HTTP status code, and response contentAffected if The application returns a response for this request
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Compare responses for username differencesCompare the responses from steps 3 and 4. Look for differences in error message text, HTTP status codes, response timing, or any other distinguishing factor that indicates whether the username existsAffected if Responses differ between the two usernames, revealing which username is valid in the system
If the application returns distinct error messages, status codes, or timing differences based on whether a username exists, the environment is affected by this user enumeration vulnerability.
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 application to return uniform, generic responses (e.g., the same error message or HTTP status code) for all authentication-related requests regardless of username validity, preventing account enumeration.
Fix this in Webex Meetings Server
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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-2014-8035 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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