CVE-2016-6445
CRITICALCisco Meeting Server <2.0.6 & Acano Server <1.8.18/1.9.x - Auth Bypass
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) service of the Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) before 2.0.6 and Acano Server before 1.8.18 and 1.9.x before 1.9.6 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to masquerade as a legitimate user. This vulnerability is due to the XMPP service incorrectly processing a deprecated authentication scheme. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to access the system as another user.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-msc
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037000
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93517
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0251
EPSS Percentile
82.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (10)
cisco/meeting_server
1.8.15
cisco/meeting_server
1.8_base
cisco/meeting_server
1.9.0
cisco/meeting_server
1.9.2
cisco/meeting_server
2.0.0
cisco/meeting_server
2.0.1
cisco/meeting_server
2.0.3
cisco/meeting_server
2.0.4
cisco/meeting_server
2.0.5
n/a/Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) before 2.0.6 and Acano Server before 1.8.18 and 1.9.x before 1.9.6
Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) before 2.0.6 and Acano Server before 1.8.18 and 1.9.x before 1.9.6
Published
Oct 27, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026