# CVE-2016-1301: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can change arbitrary passwords in Cisco ASA-CX and PRSM due to flawed RBAC implementation, leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vj56-2v5w-wg83

## What is CVE-2016-1301?

CVE-2016-1301 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The RBAC implementation in Cisco ASA-CX Content-Aware Security software before 9.3.1.1(112) and Cisco Prime Security Manager (PRSM) software before 9.3.1.1(112) allows remote authenticated users to change arbitrary passwords via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCuo94842.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1301?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Asa Cx Context-Aware Security Software, Cisco Prime Security Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1301?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1301 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-9225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9225/): Denial of service in all versions of the ASA CX Context-Aware Security module (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2015-0678](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0678/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2013-1203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1203/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2015-6344](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6344/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1301 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1301 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1301/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1301/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1301
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1301
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1301

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