#VU10116 Privilege escalation in Cisco Prime Infrastructure - CVE-2018-0096

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10116

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0096

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the role-based access control (RBAC) functionality of Cisco Prime Infrastructure  due to failure to properly enforce RBAC for virtual domains. A remote attacker can send an authenticated, crafted HTTP request to a targeted application,bypass RBAC policies, modify a virtual domain and access resources that are not normally accessible.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Prime Infrastructure: 3.2 - 3.3.0.0

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External links
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-cpi

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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.