Is Cisco Webex Extension safe to use?

Cisco Webex Extension has a security risk score of 50.26/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 49 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Cisco Webex Extension?

Based on our automated security analysis, Cisco Webex Extension presents medium risk level. The extension is analyzed for malware patterns, secret exposure, network communications, permissions, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

How is the security score calculated?

Risky Plugins calculates security scores using weighted categories: severity of findings (25 points max), malware detections (35 points), secret exposure (28 points), network communications (10 points), and obfuscation (10 points). Scores range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating greater risk.

What does CRITICAL, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, MINIMAL risk mean?

CRITICAL (80-100): Severe security issues like malware. HIGH (60-79): Significant vulnerabilities. MEDIUM (40-59): Moderate security concerns. LOW (20-39): Minor issues. MINIMAL (0-19): Very low risk. Always review findings before installing any extension.

Is "Cisco Webex Extension" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v2.0.4

Cisco Webex web and video conferencing is an easy, cost-effective way to exchange ideas and information online with anyone, anywhere on any mobile device or video system. Accelerate decision-making, keep projects on track, and collaborate in real time with integrated audio, video, and content sharing, all in one meeting. Enhance engagement with a lifelike video experience, which rapidly builds relationships and trust, just like you would in person. Make connecting simple for smoother meetings so users can invite others to easily join with their own video system. From the proven industry leader in web and video conferencing, rely on secure, scalable Webex meetings from the global Cisco Collaboration Cloud.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

50.26

out of 100

MEDIUM

49 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 3 permissions

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

6 rules(12 hits)

NoUseWeakRandom postinstall system command postinstall network communication postinstall obfuscation postinstall file manipulation postinstall crypto operations

Requested Permissions

3 permissions

nativeMessaging

Exchange messages with programs outside the browser

Dangerous

https://*.webex.com/*

Low

https://*.webex.com.cn/*

Low

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

13 total

YARA Rule Matches

6 rules

Indicators of Compromise

Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis

URLs

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 36

Domain

detected Domain: c.call

XIOC detected Domain: c.call

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://*.webex.com.cn/cwcsf-nativemsg-iframe-43c85c0d-d633-af5e-c056-32dc7efc570b.html

XIOC detected URL: https://*.webex.com.cn/cwcsf-nativemsg-iframe-43c85c0d-d633-af5e-c056-32dc7efc570b.html

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: e.name

XIOC detected Domain: e.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: performance.now

XIOC detected Domain: performance.now

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: webex.com

XIOC detected Domain: webex.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: qa.webex.com

XIOC detected Domain: qa.webex.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: webex.com.cn

XIOC detected Domain: webex.com.cn

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: webexgov.us

XIOC detected Domain: webexgov.us

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: code.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: code.google.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: x.call

XIOC detected Domain: x.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: v.reset.call

XIOC detected Domain: v.reset.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: console.info

XIOC detected Domain: console.info

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: a.encrypt.call

XIOC detected Domain: a.encrypt.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: a.decrypt.call

XIOC detected Domain: a.decrypt.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: g.clone.call

XIOC detected Domain: g.clone.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: n.name

XIOC detected Domain: n.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: t.clone.call

XIOC detected Domain: t.clone.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: q.reset.call

XIOC detected Domain: q.reset.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: r.md

XIOC detected Domain: r.md

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: v.clone.call

XIOC detected Domain: v.clone.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: t.md

XIOC detected Domain: t.md

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: p.md

XIOC detected Domain: p.md

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: t.reset.call

XIOC detected Domain: t.reset.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: window.location.host

XIOC detected Domain: window.location.host

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: chrome.runtime.id

XIOC detected Domain: chrome.runtime.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: p.id

XIOC detected Domain: p.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: n.id

XIOC detected Domain: n.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: d.bm

XIOC detected Domain: d.bm

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://*.webex.com.cn/*/cwcsf-nativemsg-iframe-43c85c0d-d633-af5e-c056-32dc7efc570b.html

XIOC detected URL: https://*.webex.com.cn/*/cwcsf-nativemsg-iframe-43c85c0d-d633-af5e-c056-32dc7efc570b.html

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://*.webex.com/cwcsf-nativemsg-iframe-43c85c0d-d633-af5e-c056-32dc7efc570b.html

XIOC detected URL: https://*.webex.com/cwcsf-nativemsg-iframe-43c85c0d-d633-af5e-c056-32dc7efc570b.html

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://*.webex.com/*/cwcsf-nativemsg-iframe-43c85c0d-d633-af5e-c056-32dc7efc570b.html

XIOC detected URL: https://*.webex.com/*/cwcsf-nativemsg-iframe-43c85c0d-d633-af5e-c056-32dc7efc570b.html

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://*.webex.com.cn/*

XIOC detected URL: https://*.webex.com.cn/*

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://*.webex.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://*.webex.com/*

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

XIOC detected URL: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: wbxlab.net

XIOC detected Domain: wbxlab.net

extracted_from_files

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Cisco Webex Extension is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 2.0.4 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 50.26/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 49 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents moderate security risk. Several findings were detected that may warrant attention. Users should carefully review the permissions and findings before installation.

Findings Breakdown

High: 12 finding(s)
Medium: 37 finding(s)

What Was Analyzed

The security assessment covers multiple analysis categories:

Malware Detection: YARA rule matching against 2,400+ malware signatures
Secret Detection: Scanning for exposed API keys, tokens, and credentials
Static Analysis: Code-level security analysis for common vulnerability patterns
Network Analysis: Detection of suspicious network communications and endpoints
Obfuscation Detection: Identification of code obfuscation techniques

Developer Information

Cisco Webex Extension is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 23.0M users.

Recommendation

Exercise caution with this extension. Review the detailed findings and ensure the requested permissions align with the extension's stated functionality before installation.

Source Code Viewer

Source Code Not Available

Source code is not available for this version of the extension.

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Severity Breakdown

Finding Categories

YARA Rules Matched

Requested Permissions

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

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YARA Rule Matches

NoUseWeakRandom

postinstall system command

postinstall network communication

postinstall obfuscation

postinstall file manipulation

postinstall crypto operations

Indicators of Compromise

All Indicators · 36

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Risk Assessment

Findings Breakdown

What Was Analyzed

Developer Information

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