Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-43582

Medium

Published: 15 November 2023

Published
15 November 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0016 37.1th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-43582 is a medium-severity Improper Authorization in Handler for Custom URL Scheme (CWE-939) vulnerability in Zoom Meetings. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 37.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper authorization in some Zoom clients may allow an authorized user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

zoom
meetings
≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0
zoom
rooms
≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0
zoom
virtual desktop infrastructure
≤ 5.14.13 · 5.15.0 — 5.15.11
zoom
zoom
≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-287

Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.

addresses: CWE-287

Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.

addresses: CWE-287

Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.

addresses: CWE-287

Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287

Non-repudiation requires strong authentication mechanisms to irrefutably attribute performed actions to specific individuals or processes.

addresses: CWE-287

Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.

addresses: CWE-287

Review of authentication-related audit records can detect improper authentication mechanisms or bypasses.

addresses: CWE-287

Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.

References