A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings and Cisco Webex Meetings Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to maintain bidirectional audio despite being expelled from an active Webex session. The vulnerability is due to a synchronization issue between meeting and media services on a vulnerable Webex site. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to a vulnerable Cisco Webex Meetings or Cisco Webex Meetings Server site. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to maintain the audio connection of a Webex session despite being expelled. This advisory is available at the following link:https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webex-info-leak-PhpzB3sG
A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings and Cisco Webex Meetings Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to maintain bidirectional audio despite being expelled from an active Webex session.
The vulnerability is due to a synchronization issue between meeting and media services on a vulnerable Webex site. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to a vulnerable Cisco Webex Meetings or Cisco Webex Meetings Server site. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to maintain the audio connection of a Webex session despite being expelled.
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webex-info-leak-PhpzB3sG
This vulnerability affected all Cisco Webex Meetings sites prior to the Cisco fix. Webex Meetings is cloud based.
At the time of publication, this vulnerability also affected the following releases of Cisco Webex Meetings Server, which is on premises. See the Details section in the bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory for the most complete and current information.
Only products listed in the Vulnerable Products section of this advisory are known to be affected by this vulnerability.
A successful exploit could allow the attacker to maintain bidirectional audio despite disconnecting from the session or being expelled by the session host.
There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to regularly consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the Cisco Security Advisories page, to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.
In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.
Cisco has addressed this vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings sites, which are cloud based. No user action is required.
At the time of publication, the following releases for Cisco Webex Meetings Server, which is on-premises software, contain the fix for this vulnerability. Customers are advised to apply updated software releases. See the Details section in the bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory for the most complete and current information.
Customers who need additional information are advised to contact the Cisco TAC or their contracted maintenance providers.
The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is aware of public announcements about this vulnerability. Cisco PSIRT is not aware of malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
Cisco would like to thank the following researchers from IBM Research for reporting this vulnerability:
To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy. This document also contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security vulnerability information from Cisco.
| Version | Description | Section | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Updated formatting in Vulnerable Products and Fixed Software. | Vulnerable Products and Fixed Software | Final | 2020-NOV-23 |
| 1.1 | Corrected a researcher's name. | Source | Final | 2020-NOV-19 |
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