XML external entity injection in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to collect customer files via an out-of-band XML External Entity (XXE) injection. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain information to conduct additional reconnaissance attacks. The vulnerability is due to the ability of an attacker to perform an out-of-band XXE injection on the system, which could allow an attacker to capture customer files and redirect them to another destination address. An exploit could allow the attacker to discover sensitive customer data. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg36996.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cisco WebEx Meetings Server | Cisco WebEx Meetings Server | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco WebEx Meetings Server Vendor— Affected Cisco WebEx Meetings Server Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0108
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpc5-5w3x-gfqh
References
More Cisco Webex Meetings Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-02920 Memory corruption in Cisco WebEx browser extensions CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-00079 Improper input validation in Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format Player CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2020-02913 Cisco Webex Meetings and Cisco Webex Meetings Server Token Handling Unauthorized Access Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09144 Memory corruption in Cisco WebEx Recording Format and Advanced Recording Format Players CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2017-09140 Memory corruption in Cisco WebEx Recording Format and Advanced Recording Format Players CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2018-0108 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-0108 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wpc5-5w3x-gfqh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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