#VU13208 Privilege escalation in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning - CVE-2018-0322

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13208

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-2018-0322

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists in the web management interface of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) due to a failure to enforce access restrictions on the Help Desk and User Provisioning roles that are assigned to authenticated users. A remote attacker can modify critical attributes of higher-privileged accounts on the device and gain elevated privileges on the device.

Mitigation
Update to version 12.2.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning: 12.1

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External links
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-prime-access

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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.