CVE-2018-0319: cisco prime_collaboration Credentials Management Errors

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-0319 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Credentials Management Errors vulnerability in cisco prime_collaboration. EPSS estimates a 3.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 07-06-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 29-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the password recovery function of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of a password recovery request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a password recovery request and changing the password for any user on an affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain administrative-level privileges on the affected system. This vulnerability affects Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) Releases 11.6 and prior. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd07253.

• CWE-255Credentials Management ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to the management of credentials.
• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.