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Zoom Client for Meetings < 5.16.5 Vulnerability (ZSB-23059)

high Nessus Plugin ID 190798

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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 5.16.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ZSB-23059 advisory.

 - Path traversal in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom SDKs for Windows may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access. (CVE-2023-43586)

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 5.16.5 or later.

See Also

https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/ZSB-23059

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190798

File Name: zoom_client_ZSB-23059_2.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/20/2024

Updated: 2/20/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43586

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:zoom, cpe:/a:zoom:meetings

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-43586