# CVE-2018-0096: Missing authorization in Cisco Prime Infrastructure

> Authenticated attackers can bypass RBAC to view and modify configurations in other virtual domains within Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 2 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-659r-jw2p-4vqj

## What is CVE-2018-0096?

CVE-2018-0096 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure, published on 18 Jan 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the role-based access control (RBAC) functionality of Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a privilege escalation in which one virtual domain user can view and modify another virtual domain configuration. The vulnerability is due to a failure to properly enforce RBAC for virtual domains. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an authenticated, crafted HTTP request to a targeted application. An exploit could allow the attacker to bypass RBAC policies on the targeted system to modify a virtual domain and access resources that are not normally accessible. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg36875.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0096?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0096?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0096 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0096 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Prime Infrastructure

- [CVE-2018-15379](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15379/): Cisco Prime Infrastructure Arbitrary File Upload and Command Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-0679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0679/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2016-1442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1442/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-1359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1359/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-1659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1659/): Cisco Prime Infrastructure Certificate Validation Vulnerability (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0096 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0096 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure, published on 18 Jan 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Prime Infrastructure. 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-2018-0096/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0096/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0096
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0096
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0096

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