CVE-2020-3263 Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App URL Filtering Arbitrary Program Execution Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary programs on a user's system by tricking them into clicking a malicious URL in Cisco Webex Meetings.

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-2020-3263?

CVE-2020-3263 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings, published on 18 Jun 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

A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute programs on an affected end-user system. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of input that is supplied to application URLs. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to follow a malicious URL. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the application to execute other programs that are already present on the end-user system. If malicious files are planted on the system or on an accessible network file path, the attacker could execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3263?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Webex Meetings.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2020-3263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Webex Meetings vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7rqg-3gh2-367f.

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