Two vulnerabilities in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-6756 CVE-2017-6759 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-352 CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Server applications / Other server solutions |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Cross-site request forgery
EUVDB-ID: #VU7671
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6756
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform CSRF attack.
The weakness exists due to a lack of defense against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML page or URL, trick the victim into visiting it, gain access to the system and perform arbitrary actions.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning: 12.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170802-pcpt1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU7672
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6759
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files on the system.
The weakness exists in the UpgradeManager of the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trigger the upgrade package installation functionality and write arbitrary files as root on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning: 12.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170802-pcpt
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
