Security restrictions bypass in Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance - CVE-2018-15450
Published: November 7, 2018 / Updated: November 8, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15770
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15450
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance
Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the web-based UI due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can use a specific UI input field to provide a custom path location, bypass security restrictions and overwrite files on the file system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15450
Install update from vendor's website.