CVE-2019-1866 Cisco Webex Business Suite Host Header Value Integrity Vulnerability

Low 3.1 Published Updated

An attacker in a privileged network position can manipulate host headers to redirect users to arbitrary sites, compromising application integrity.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2019-1866?

CVE-2019-1866 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cisco Webex Business Suite, published on 13 Apr 2020. 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

Cisco Webex Business Suite before 39.1.0 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to affect the integrity of the application. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of host header values. An attacker with a privileged network position, either a man-in-the-middle or by intercepting wireless network traffic, could exploit this vulnerability to manipulate header values sent by a client to the affected application. The attacker could cause the application to use input from the header to redirect a user from the Cisco Webex Meetings Online site to an arbitrary site of the attacker's choosing.

Weakness: CWE-345, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1866?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Webex Business Suite 39.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1866?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1866 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-1866 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1866 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6gq6-x7pv-3ggr.

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