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Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-15960 lets a logged-in low-level Webex Meetings administrator gain higher access within the Network Recording Admin page. The impact is limited to that page but sensitive: recordings could be viewed or deleted outside the user’s normal permissions. Sources do not report active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority Webex governance issue. It does not indicate unauthenticated compromise, but unauthorized access to meeting recordings can create confidentiality, legal, and operational risk if administrative roles are broadly assigned.
Technical view
Cisco describes insufficient access-control validation in Cisco Webex Meetings. An authenticated remote attacker with low-level administrator privileges could submit a crafted URL request and elevate privileges in the Webex Recording Admin page, affecting recording confidentiality and integrity. CVSS is 5.4, with low attack complexity and no user interaction.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant to organizations using Cisco Webex Meetings with Network Recording Admin functionality and delegated low-level administrator accounts. The source bundle does not specify affected versions, hosting models, or CPEs, so asset owners must confirm applicability with Cisco’s advisory.
Exploitation context
The attacker must already be authenticated as a low-level administrator. The sources indicate possible unauthorized viewing or deletion of recordings, but CVE data shows this is not in CISA KEV and provides no evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The core issue is broken access control on the Webex Network Recording Admin page. CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. Affected versions are listed as unspecified in the supplied CVE data, so do not infer product scope beyond Cisco Webex Meetings.
Mitigation direction
- Review Cisco’s advisory for affected releases and vendor-provided remediation guidance.
- Confirm whether your Webex Meetings deployment uses Network Recording Admin functionality.
- Reduce low-level administrator assignments to users with a current business need.
- Audit recording access and deletion events for unusual administrator activity.
- Preserve important meeting recordings according to retention and backup requirements.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Cisco Webex Meetings environments and administrator roles.
- Check Cisco’s advisory against your Webex Meetings version or service configuration.
- Review whether low-level administrators can access recording administration functions.
- Audit recent recording views and deletions by delegated administrators.
- Document compensating controls if Cisco remediation cannot be immediately confirmed.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20191106 Cisco Webex Network Recording Admin Page Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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