CVE-2017-12225: cisco prime_lan_management_solution Improper Authentication
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-12225 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Authentication vulnerability in cisco prime_lan_management_solution. EPSS estimates a 1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 07-09-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the web functionality of the Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to hijack another user's administrative session, aka a Session Fixation Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to the reuse of a preauthentication session token as part of the postauthentication session. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by obtaining the presession token ID. An exploit could allow an attacker to hijack an existing user's session. Known Affected Releases 4.2(5). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf58392.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.96%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
80%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.96% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
- CWE-384Session FixationAuthenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.
Affected systems
Cisco1 product
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906-prime-lmsX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory