CVE-2017-12286 Information disclosure in Cisco Jabber

Medium 5.5 Published 19 Oct 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An authenticated local attacker can retrieve excessive user profile information from Cisco Jabber due to insufficient input validation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-12286?

CVE-2017-12286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Jabber, published on 19 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Jabber could allow an authenticated, local attacker to retrieve user profile information from the affected software, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input and validation checks in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating locally to an affected system and then issuing specific commands to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view all profile information for a user instead of only certain Jabber parameters that should be visible. This vulnerability affects all releases of Cisco Jabber prior to Release 1.9.31. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve52418.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12286?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Jabber, Cisco Webex Meeting Center.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-12286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w3mp-fvv7-2gpv.