CVE-2017-6792 Path traversal in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool
Authenticated attackers can overwrite system files as root via input validation flaws in the batch provisioning feature of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6792?
CVE-2017-6792 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool, published on 7 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the batch provisioning feature in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite system files as root. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation of the parameters in BatchFileName and Directory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the parameters of the batch action file function. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd61766.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6792?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6792?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-6792 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6792 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool
- CVE-2017-6622 Command injection in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning
- CVE-2016-1416 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2015-4307 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2017-6756 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool
- CVE-2017-12276 SQL injection in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qc8-wv7j-mx4g.