Webex Meetings ServerApplication · Cisco
CVE-2019-1868
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 web-based management interface of Cisco Webex Meetings Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive system information. The vulnerability is due to improper access control to files within the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive system information.
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 confidenceAn information disclosure vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings Server's web-based management interface allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access sensitive system files due to improper access control. The attacker sends specially crafted requests to the management interface to retrieve sensitive information without authentication.
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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
= 2.6CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 installationCheck if Cisco Webex Meetings Server is installed by reviewing installed software on the system, or check for the web-based management interface listening on typical ports (often 443, 8443 for admin interfaces)Affected if The product is present and the web-based management interface is accessible
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Verify installed versionAccess the web-based management interface or use system administration commands to determine the exact version of Cisco Webex Meetings Server installedAffected if The installed version is 2.6 (only this version is affected)
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Check management interface exposureDetermine if the web-based management interface is exposed to untrusted networks by reviewing firewall rules, network configurations, and ACLs controlling access to the management URLsAffected if The management interface is accessible from untrusted network segments or the internet
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Review access logs for unauthenticated requestsExamine web server access logs and application logs for unusual or crafted requests to system files, especially requests to paths outside the normal application structure that may indicate information disclosure attemptsAffected if Evidence exists of unauthenticated requests to sensitive system files or paths not intended for public access
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Check for improper access control configurationReview the management interface configuration files and access control settings to verify proper authentication requirements are enforced on all endpointsAffected if The access control configuration allows unauthenticated access to sensitive endpoints or system files
You are affected if Cisco Webex Meetings Server version 2.6 is installed AND the web-based management interface is accessible to untrusted users without proper authentication controls.
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 the Cisco vendor patch for CVE-2019-1868 when available, and restrict network access to the web-based management interface to trusted IP addresses only until the patch can be deployed.
Fix this in Webex Meetings Server
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-1868 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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