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Zoom Client for Meetings < 5.11.3 Vulnerability (ZSB-22017)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168805

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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 5.11.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ZSB-22017 advisory.

 - The Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) before version 5.11.3 contain a vulnerability in the package signature validation during the update process. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root. 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-2022-28751)

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 5.11.3 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?66185f99

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168805

File Name: zoom_client_ZSB-22017.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/15/2022

Updated: 12/16/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-28751

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, installed_sw/zoom

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-28751