#VU7167 Information disclosure in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning - CVE-2017-6705

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7167

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6705

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

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

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists in the filesystem of the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning tool due to insecure file permissions. A local attacker can access arbitrary files on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Mitigation
install update from vendor's website.

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-20170621-pcp3

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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