# CVE-2018-15461: Cisco Webex Business Suite Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in a victim's browser via a crafted URL in Cisco Webex Business Suite.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jrf2-44jj-32mp

## What is CVE-2018-15461?

CVE-2018-15461 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, published on 10 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the MyWebex component of Cisco Webex Business Suite could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to click a crafted URL. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker may provide a link that directs a user to a malicious site and use misleading language or instructions to persuade the user to follow the provided link.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15461?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Webex Business Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-15461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-15461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center

- [CVE-2018-0104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0104/): Code injection in Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format Player (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2019-15284](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15284/): Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Cisco Webex Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-15286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15286/): Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Cisco Webex Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-1924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1924/): Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Cisco Webex Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-1925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1925/): Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Cisco Webex Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-15461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-15461 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, published on 10 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco WebEx Meeting Center. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15461/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15461

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15461/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.