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Zoom Client for Meetings < 5.7.3 Vulnerability (ZSB-21021)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 168820
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Synopsis
The remote host has an application installed that is affected by a vulnerability.Description
The version of Zoom Client for Meetings installed on the remote host is prior to 5.7.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ZSB-21021 advisory.- The Zoom Client for Meetings before version 5.7.3 (for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows) contain a server side request forgery vulnerability in the chat's link preview functionality. In versions prior to 5.7.3, if a user were to enable the chat's link preview feature, a malicious actor could trick the user into potentially sending arbitrary HTTP GET requests to URLs that the actor cannot reach directly. Users can help keep themselves secure by applying current updates or downloading the latest Zoom software with all current security updates from https://zoom.us/download. (CVE-2021-34425)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Zoom Client for Meetings 5.7.3 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 168820
File Name: zoom_client_ZSB-21021.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 12/15/2022
Updated: 10/23/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-34425
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:zoom:meetings, cpe:/a:zoom:zoom
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-34425