Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on an end-user system. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of URL parameters that are sent from a website to the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to follow a URL to a website that is designed to submit crafted input to the affected application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected system, possibly corrupting or deleting critical system files. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-3440US | medium6.5 | — | ||
A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on an end-user system. The vulnerabilit… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- IT Administrator Guide for Mass Deployment of the Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop Appexternal
- Update the Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop Appexternal
- Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- considering software upgradesexternal
- Cisco Security Advisories pageexternal
remediations (1)
- FixedCisco Webex Meetings
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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