Vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure
CVE-2018-15379
A vulnerability in which the HTTP web server for Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) has unrestricted directory permissions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file. This file could allow the attacker to execute commands at the privilege level of the user prime. This user does not have administrative or root privileges. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect permission setting for important system directories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file by using TFTP, which can be accessed via the web-interface GUI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run commands on the targeted application without authentication.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.862 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.805 · newest: 0.862 · change: +0.057
Affected products
- Cisco Prime Infrastructure
- Cisco Prime Infrastructure — versions 3.2(0.0), 3.4(0.0), 3.4\(0.0\)
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45555/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105506 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041816 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15379?
- CVE-2018-15379 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-05.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15379?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-15379 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.