#VU13209 Security restrictions bypass in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning - CVE-2018-0321

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13209

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0321

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 attacker to bypass security restrictions and access the Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) system.

The vulnerability exists in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) due to an open port in the Network Interface and Configuration Engine (NICE) service. A remote attacker can access the open RMI system on an affected PCP instance and perform malicious actions that affect PCP and the devices that are connected to it.

Mitigation
Update to version 12.1.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning: 11.6

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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 non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.