CVE-2021-40128
MEDIUMDescription
A vulnerability in the account activation feature of Cisco Webex Meetings could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to send an account activation email with an activation link that points to an arbitrary domain. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the account activation page of Cisco Webex Meetings. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send to any recipient an account activation email that contains a tampered activation link, which could direct the user to an attacker-controlled website.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 58% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-25696 | High | 7.5 | 2.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-21915 | Medium | 6.7 | 2.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-1694 | Medium | 4.9 | 1.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-1654 | High | 7.2 | 1.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-4399 | Medium | 6.6 | 1.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-34787 | Medium | 5.3 | 1.0% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-40128?
No published fix for CVE-2021-40128 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2021-40128 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-40128 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.95% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 58% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-40128?
CVE-2021-40128 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.