Webex Meetings OnlineApplication · Cisco
CVE-2018-0287
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in the Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (ARF) files could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to a design flaw in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a user an email attachment or link to a malicious ARF file and persuading the user to open the file or follow the link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the user's system. This vulnerability affects Cisco WebEx Business Suite meeting sites, Cisco WebEx Meetings sites, Cisco WebEx Meetings Server, and Cisco WebEx ARF players. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh70213, CSCvh70222, CSCvh70228.
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 confidenceA design flaw in the Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (ARF) files allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious ARF files via email attachment or link.
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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 OnlineApplication
= t30= t32.7CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Check if WebEx Network Recording Player is installedOn Windows, check Program Files for 'Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player' folder, or look in Add/Remove Programs for WebEx entries. On Mac, check /Applications for Cisco WebEx applications.Affected if The player is not installed on the system
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Identify the WebEx player versionOpen the Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player, then access Help > About, or check the executable properties by right-clicking the player executable file.Affected if The installed version is t30 or t32.7 specifically
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Verify ARF file handling capabilityCheck if .arf file extension is associated with the WebEx player - look in Windows Registry under HKCR\.arf or on Mac by right-clicking an ARF file and checking 'Open with' associations.Affected if ARF files are associated with and can be opened by the WebEx player
A user is affected if the Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player version is exactly t30 or t32.7 and the player can open ARF files, which allows remote code execution when users open malicious ARF 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 dataOrganizations should update the Cisco WebEx player to patched versions when available and educate users about the risks of opening untrusted ARF file attachments or links.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-0287 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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