WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2019-13449 Modified

Zoom: A security weakness

Zoom is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Zoom
Plugin slug
zoom
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 09, 2019
Weakness
CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

This CVE was published Jul 09, 2019 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Zoom to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

In the Zoom Client before 4.4.2 on macOS, remote attackers can cause a denial of service (continual focus grabs) via a sequence of invalid launch?action=join&confno= requests to localhost port 19421.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources