Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance Information Disclosure Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access information about any device imported into the system database. The vulnerability is due to improper implementation of authorization and access controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted URLs to the system. The attacker would need to be logged in to the system to exploit this vulnerability. An exploit could allow the attacker to access information about devices imported into the system database, including devices for other customers or domains. The information that an attacker could retrieve includes SNMP community strings and devices' administrative credentials. This would allow the attacker to gain administrative access to these devices. Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability in a security advisory and released software updates. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must authenticate to the targeted device. This access requirement may reduce the likelihood of a successful exploit. Although a successful exploit of this vulnerability could result in a partial confidentiality impact of an affected system, the secondary impact of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain administrative access to any device imported into the targeted system’s database. Cisco indicates through the CVSS score that functional exploit code exists; however, the code is not known to be publicly available.

Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate updates.

Administrators are advised to allow only trusted users to have network access.

Administrators are advised to allow only privileged users to access administration or management systems.

Administrators are advised to monitor affected systems.