Webex Node For McsApplication · Cisco
CVE-2015-4297
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 Node for Media Convergence Server (MCS) allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via crafted HTTP request parameters, aka Bug ID CSCuv32136.
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 Node for Media Convergence Server allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary websites via crafted HTTP request parameters, enabling phishing attacks.
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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 Node For McsApplication
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 Node for MCS is deployedIdentify Cisco WebEx Node for Media Convergence Server instances in your environment by reviewing installed software inventories, server listings, or network scans. Look for services named 'WebEx' or 'MCS' running on typical WebEx ports.Affected if The product Cisco WebEx Node for Media Convergence Server is present in the environment
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Identify HTTP redirect-capable endpointsReview your WebEx Node for MCS configuration and HTTP traffic to locate endpoints that accept redirect parameters. Common targets include login pages, URL shorteners, or any endpoint accepting a 'url', 'redirect', 'next', or 'dest' parameter.Affected if The server processes redirect parameters in HTTP requests
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Test for open redirect vulnerabilityCraft an HTTP request to a redirect-capable endpoint with a parameter value set to an arbitrary external domain (for example, http://example.com). Observe whether the server returns a redirect (HTTP 301/302) to the provided URL without validating it.Affected if The server allows redirect to arbitrary domains without proper validation or allowlisting
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Verify URL validation is not implementedCheck application or network-level configurations for URL validation rules, allowlists, or filters that restrict redirect destinations. Test multiple external domains to determine if any untrusted URL is accepted as a redirect target.Affected if No URL validation or allowlist controls are in place for redirect parameters
A user is affected if Cisco WebEx Node for Media Convergence Server is deployed and accepts unvalidated redirect parameters, allowing arbitrary external URLs as redirect targets.
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 available Cisco security patches for this vulnerability. Until patched, implement URL validation and allowlist controls on redirect parameters at the application or network level to prevent unauthorized redirects.
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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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