CVE-2016-6445
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.025 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) service of the Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) before 2.0.6 and Acano Server before 1.8.18 and 1.9.x before 1.9.6 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to masquerade as a legitimate user. This vulnerability is due to the XMPP service incorrectly processing a deprecated authentication scheme. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to access the system as another user.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
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affected products (10)
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- n/a Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) before 2.0.6 and Acano Server before 1.8.18 and 1.9.x before 1.9.6≤ Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) before 2.0.6 and Acano Server before 1.8.18 and 1.9.x before 1.9.6enisa_euvdEU
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-msccnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-mscPatchcnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-mscenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93517enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037000enisa_euvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-mscMitigationVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93517nvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037000nvd
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