CVE-2020-3498: cisco cisco jabber
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-3498 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in cisco cisco jabber. EPSS estimates a 1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 04-09-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Jabber 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 to a targeted system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the application to return sensitive authentication information to another system, possibly for use in further attacks.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.63% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorThe product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Affected systems
Cisco2 products
- cisco jabbern/a
- jabber≥ 12.1, < 12.1.3 | ≥ 12.5, < 12.5.2 | ≥ 12.6, < 12.6.3 | ≥ 12.7, < 12.7.2 | ≥ 12.8, < 12.8.3 | ≥ 12.9, < 12.9.1
1 vendor · 2 products
References
1 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-jabber-ttcgB9R3Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCO