Webex Meeting CenterApplication · Cisco
CVE-2015-0590
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 activate disabled meeting attributes, and consequently obtain sensitive information, by providing crafted parameters during a meeting-join action, aka Bug ID CSCuo34165.
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 Meeting Center fails to properly validate meeting-join parameters, allowing remote attackers to supply crafted parameters that activate disabled meeting attributes. This parameter tampering enables unauthorized access to sensitive meeting information that should be hidden when certain attributes are disabled.
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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 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 Cisco WebEx Meeting Center installationInventory your environment for Cisco WebEx Meeting Center software components or services. Check for WebEx meeting server processes, web interfaces, or associated meeting management applications.Affected if Cisco WebEx Meeting Center is present in the environment.
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Identify meeting-join endpoint exposureLocate the meeting-join URL or API endpoint used by WebEx Meeting Center. This is typically accessible via the meeting center web portal or meeting invitation links.Affected if A meeting-join endpoint exists and accepts HTTP GET or POST parameters.
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Verify parameter validation weaknessTest whether meeting-join parameters can accept arbitrary values that override disabled meeting attributes. Attempt to supply crafted parameters (such as hidden attribute flags) in a meeting join request and observe if disabled attributes become accessible.Affected if Crafted parameters can override or activate disabled meeting attributes.
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Review access logs for unauthorized meeting data exposureExamine WebEx server logs for requests where meeting-join parameters may have been manipulated to access hidden meeting information, attendee lists, or recordings that should be restricted.Affected if Logs show access to meeting data that should be hidden when specific attributes are disabled.
If Cisco WebEx Meeting Center is deployed and its meeting-join functionality accepts parameters that can override disabled attributes, the environment is affected by CVE-2015-0590.
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 server-side validation for all meeting-join parameters to ensure disabled attributes cannot be overridden by client-supplied values. Apply the vendor patch (CSCuo34165) when available.
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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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