Webex MeetingsApplication · Cisco
CVE-2019-15960
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 Webex Network Recording Admin page of Cisco Webex Meetings could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges in the context of the affected page. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be logged in as a low-level administrator. The vulnerability is due to insufficient access control validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted URL request to gain privileged access in the context of the affected page. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges in the Webex Recording Admin page, which could allow them to view or delete recordings that they would not normally be able to access.
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 confidenceInsufficient access control validation in the Webex Network Recording Admin page allows a low-level administrator to submit crafted URL requests and gain elevated privileges, enabling unauthorized access to view or delete recordings outside their assigned scope.
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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 MeetingsApplication
< 39.7.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 installationLocate Webex Meetings server or application installation and confirm it is Cisco Webex Meetings. Check for Webex services, installation directories, or administrative interfaces.Affected if Cisco Webex Meetings is installed and running in the environment
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Determine installed versionAccess the Webex administrative interface or check system information to find the exact Webex Meetings version number.Affected if The installed version is below 39.7.0 (for example, 39.6.x, 39.5.x, or earlier)
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Verify Network Recording Admin page accessLog into Webex as an administrator and navigate to the Network Recording Admin page or equivalent recording management interface. Attempt to access recording management functions.Affected if The Network Recording Admin page is accessible to administrators in the environment
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Check for low-privilege administrator accountsReview the Webex user management or administrator role assignments to identify accounts with limited or low-level administrative privileges.Affected if There are administrator accounts with reduced privileges (non-full-admin) who can access the recording management features
The environment is affected if Cisco Webex Meetings version is below 39.7.0 AND the Network Recording Admin page is accessible to low-privilege administrator accounts.
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 data39.7.0
Apply Cisco's security updates for Webex Meetings when released; monitor Cisco PSIRT advisories for patch availability and verify the fix after implementation.
Fix this in Webex Meetings
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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-2019-15960 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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