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Zoom Client for Meetings < 5.17.10 Vulnerability (ZSB-24013)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 193078

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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 5.17.10. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ZSB-24013 advisory.

 - Cross site scripting in Zoom Desktop Client for Linux before version 5.17.10 may allow an authenticated user to conduct a denial of service via network access. Users can help keep themselves secure by applying the latest updates available at https://zoom.us/download. (CVE-2024-27242)

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 5.17.10 or later.

See Also

https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/ZSB-24013

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 193078

File Name: zoom_client_ZSB-24013.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/9/2024

Updated: 8/1/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27242

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/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: 4/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-27242