Zoom Client for Meetings < 5.15.2 Vulnerability (ZSB-23038)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 184369

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 5.15.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ZSB-23038 advisory.

- Improper neutralization of special elements in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows and Zoom VDI Client before 5.15.2 may allow an unauthenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via network access.
(CVE-2023-39213)

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 5.15.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ee65e051

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 184369

File Name: zoom_client_ZSB-23038_2.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/3/2023

Updated: 11/3/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39213

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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: 8/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39213