Zoom Client up to 5.13.9 Display Name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zoom Client up to 5.13.9 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Display Name Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28599. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zoom Client up to 5.13.9 (Unified Communication Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Display Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Zoom clients prior to 5.13.10 contain an HTML injection vulnerability. A malicious user could inject HTML into their display name potentially leading a victim to a malicious website during meeting creation.

The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2023. The advisory is shared for download at explore.zoom.us. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28599 since 03/17/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 5.13.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (Zoom Video Communications, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Client 5.13.10

Timelineinfo

03/17/2023 🔍
06/13/2023 +87 days 🔍
06/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/25/2025 +682 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: explore.zoom.us
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28599 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28599
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231452

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2023 21:14
Updated: 04/25/2025 15:50
Changes: 06/13/2023 21:14 (51), 09/19/2024 20:50 (24), 04/25/2025 15:50 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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