A vulnerability in the reclaim host role feature of Cisco Webex Meetings and Cisco Webex Meetings Server could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to take over the host role during a meeting. This vulnerability is due to a lack of protection against brute forcing of the host key. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to a vulnerable Cisco Webex Meetings or Webex Meetings Server site. A successful exploit would require the attacker to have access to join a Webex meeting, including applicable meeting join links and passwords. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to acquire or take over the host role for a meeting.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2021-01-13T22:15:21.630
2024-11-21T05:44:03.993
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 5.4 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
8.0
4.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings | < 40.12.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings_server | < 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings_server | 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings_server | 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings_server | 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings_server | 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings_server | 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings_server | 4.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings_server | 4.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings_server | 4.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | webex_meetings_server | 4.0 | Yes |
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