CVE-2019-15987: cisco cisco webex event center Improper Authentication

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-15987 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Improper Authentication vulnerability in cisco cisco webex event center. EPSS estimates a 1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-11-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 19-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in web interface of the Cisco Webex Event Center, Cisco Webex Meeting Center, Cisco Webex Support Center, and Cisco Webex Training Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to guess account usernames. The vulnerability is due to missing CAPTCHA protection in certain URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to know if a given username is valid and find the real name of the user.

• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.