Auth bypass in Cisco Prime Home

CVE-2016-6452

A vulnerability in the web-based graphical user interface (GUI) of Cisco Prime Home could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication. The attacker could be granted full administrator privileges. Cisco Prime Home versions 5.1.1.6 and earlier and 5.2.2.2 and earlier have been confirmed to be vulnerable. Cisco Prime Home versions 6.0 and later are not vulnerable. More Information: CSCvb71732. Known Affected Releases: 5.0 5.0(1) 5.0(1.1) 5.0(1.2) 5.0(2) 5.15.1(0) 5.1(1) 5.1(1.3) 5.1(1.4) 5.1(1.5) 5.1(1.6) 5.1(2) 5.1(2.1) 5.1(2.3) 5.25.2(0.1) 5.2(1.0) 5.2(1.2) 5.2(2.0) 5.2(2.1) 5.2(2.2).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.027 (84.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Cisco Prime_home — versions 5.0_base, 5.1_base, 5.2.0
  • N/a Cisco Prime Home Before 6.0 — versions Cisco Prime Home before 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6452?
CVE-2016-6452 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Prime Home, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-6452?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.