Description
An issue was discovered in the Cisco WebEx Extension before 1.0.7 on Google Chrome, the ActiveTouch General Plugin Container before 106 on Mozilla Firefox, the GpcContainer Class ActiveX control plugin before 10031.6.2017.0126 on Internet Explorer, and the Download Manager ActiveX control plugin before 2.1.0.10 on Internet Explorer. A vulnerability in these Cisco WebEx browser extensions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected browser on an affected system. This vulnerability affects the browser extensions for Cisco WebEx Meetings Server and Cisco WebEx Centers (Meeting Center, Event Center, Training Center, and Support Center) when they are running on Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is a design defect in an application programing interface (API) response parser within the extension. An attacker that can convince an affected user to visit an attacker-controlled web page or follow an attacker-supplied link with an affected browser could exploit the vulnerability. If successful, the attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected browser.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cisco WebEx browser extensions | Cisco WebEx browser extensions | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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Cisco WebEx Chrome Extension RCE (CVE-2017-3823)
exploit/windows/browser/cisco_webex_ext
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1096
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/01/micropatching-remote-code-execution-in.html
- VU#909240 third-party-advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170124-webex
- https://blog.filippo.io/webex-extension-vulnerability/
- 95737 vdb-entry
- 1037680 vdb-entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1100