Cisco Webex Meetings Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A vulnerability in the authentication component of Cisco Webex Meetings could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based interface of the authentication component of Cisco Webex Meetings. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a maliciously crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-20778
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g79w-q84v-cx7q
References
More Cisco Webex Meetings vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-01300 Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App and Cisco Webex Productivity Tools Update Service Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-00079 Improper input validation in Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format Player CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2018-00224 Improper input validation in Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format file players 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-2020-02894 Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Mac Update Feature Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-09144 Memory corruption in Cisco WebEx Recording Format and Advanced Recording Format Players CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2022-20778 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-20778 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g79w-q84v-cx7q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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