First published: Thu May 18 2017(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the web interface for Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and perform command injection with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to missing security constraints in certain HTTP request methods, which could allow access to files via the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the targeted application. This vulnerability affects Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Software Releases prior to 12.1. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc98724.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning | =9.0.0 | |
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning | =9.5.0 | |
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning | =10.0.0 | |
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning | =10.5.0 | |
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning | =10.5.1 | |
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning | =10.6.0 | |
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning | =10.6.2 | |
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning | =11.0.0 | |
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning | =11.1.0 | |
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning | =11.5.0 |
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CVE-2017-6622 has a critical severity rating due to its potential for remote command injection with root privileges.
To mitigate CVE-2017-6622, update Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning to a patched version provided by Cisco.
CVE-2017-6622 affects Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning versions 9.0.0, 9.5.0, 10.0.0, 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 10.6.0, 10.6.2, 11.0.0, 11.1.0, and 11.5.0.
Yes, CVE-2017-6622 can be exploited by an unauthenticated remote attacker.
The impact of CVE-2017-6622 is that it allows remote command injection leading to potential unauthorized access at root level.