CVE-2017-6782: cisco systems, inc. prime infrastructure Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6782 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Code Injection vulnerability in cisco systems, inc. prime infrastructure. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 17-08-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the administrative web interface of Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify a page in the web interface of the affected application. The vulnerability is due to improper sanitization of parameter values by the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious code into an affected parameter and persuading a user to access a web page that triggers the rendering of the injected code. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve47074. Known Affected Releases: 3.2(0.0).

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.