Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2020 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2020-3537Cisco Jabber for Windows Universal Naming Convention Link Handling Vulnerability
Medium 5.7
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in Cisco Jabber from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco Jabber for Windows software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of message contents. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted messages that contain Universal Naming Convention (UNC) links to a targeted user and convincing the user to follow the provided link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the application to access a remote system, possibly allowing the attacker to gain access to sensitive information that the attacker could use in additional attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Jabber | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- 20200902 Cisco Jabber for Windows Universal Naming Convention Link Handling Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO