CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-3823

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability was discovered in Cisco WebEx browser extensions before version 1.0.7 on Google Chrome and before version 106 on Mozilla Firefox. An attacker could remotely execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected browser on the user's system.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to gain control over the user's system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco WebEx extensions to the latest versions and monitor user activity to detect potential attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in the Cisco WebEx Extension before 1.0.7 on Google Chrome, the ActiveTouch General Plugin Container before 106 on Mozilla Firefox, the GpcContainer Class ActiveX control plugin before 10031.6.2017.0126 on Internet Explorer, and the Download Manager ActiveX control plugin before 2.1.0.10 on Internet Explorer. A vulnerability in these Cisco WebEx browser extensions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected browser on an affected system. This vulnerability affects the browser extensions for Cisco WebEx Meetings Server and Cisco WebEx Centers (Meeting Center, Event Center, Training Center, and Support Center) when they are running on Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is a design defect in an application programing interface (API) response parser within the extension. An attacker that can convince an affected user to visit an attacker-controlled web page or follow an attacker-supplied link with a

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