CVE-2017-12297 Server-side request forgery in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center
An authenticated attacker can force the WebEx Meeting Center to connect to arbitrary hosts via a malicious URL, potentially enabling internal network access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-12297?
CVE-2017-12297 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, published on 30 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to initiate connections to arbitrary hosts, aka a "URL Redirection Vulnerability." The vulnerability is due to insufficient access control for HTTP traffic directed to the Cisco WebEx Meeting Center. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious URL to the Cisco WebEx Meeting Center. An exploit could allow the attacker to connect to arbitrary hosts. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf63843.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12297?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Webex Meeting Center.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12297?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2017-12297 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12297 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cqv-cr49-hx39.