SB2016101208 - Authentication bypass in Cisco Meeting Server
Published: October 12, 2016 Updated: April 5, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101208
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Authentication bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6445)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to bypass authentication and perform valid user's actions on the target system.The weakness is due to improper processing of a deprecated authentication scheme by XMPP service that allows attackers to be admitted to the system as authenticated user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in malicious user's access to the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.