Improper input validation in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning - CVE-2017-6792

 

Improper input validation in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning - CVE-2017-6792

Published: September 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8145
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6792
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the system.

The weakness exists in the batch provisioning feature due to lack of input validation of the parameters in BatchFileName and Directory. A remote attacker can manipulate the parameters of the batch action file function and overwrite system files as root.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-6792

Install update from vendor's website.

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