CVE-2020-7038
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 was discovered in Management component of Avaya Equinox Conferencing that could potentially allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain access to screen sharing and whiteboard sessions. The affected versions of Management component of Avaya Equinox Conferencing include all 3.x versions before 3.17. Avaya Equinox Conferencing is now offered as Avaya Meetings Server.
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 unauthenticated remote attacker can gain access to screen sharing and whiteboard sessions through the Management component of Avaya Equinox Conferencing versions before 3.17. The exact vulnerability type (e.g., IDOR, broken access control) is not specified in available documentation.
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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>= 9.0.0, < 9.1.11CVSS 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 Avaya Equinox Conferencing versionLocate the installed Avaya Equinox Conferencing Management component and check its version number. This is typically found in the application's about page, installation directory, or system information panel.Affected if The installed version is 9.0.0 or higher but lower than 9.1.11
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Verify Management component is exposedDetermine if the Avaya Equinox Conferencing Management web interface is accessible from the network. Check the listening services on the server and review firewall rules or network access controls.Affected if The Management component web interface is reachable from an untrusted network without proper network segmentation
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Confirm screen sharing and whiteboard are enabledLog into the Management interface and navigate to the session or collaboration settings. Check whether screen sharing and whiteboard features are enabled for users.Affected if Screen sharing or whiteboard features are enabled in the conferencing configuration
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Test unauthenticated access to sessionsFrom an untrusted network perspective, attempt to access screen sharing or whiteboard session URLs without providing credentials. Observe whether the server permits access to active sessions without authentication.Affected if Unauthenticated access to screen sharing or whiteboard sessions is permitted without login
The environment is affected if Avaya Equinox Conferencing Management version is 9.0.0 through 9.1.10 and the Management interface with screen sharing/whiteboard features is accessible without authentication.
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 data9.1.11
Upgrade Avaya Equinox Conferencing Management component to version 3.17 or later, or migrate to Avaya Meetings Server.
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