CVE-2018-0204 Denial of service in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool

High 7.5 Published 22 Feb 2018 Updated 2 Dec 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service for individual users via brute-force login attempts due to weak controls.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-0204?

CVE-2018-0204 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool, published on 22 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web portal of the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to create a denial of service (DoS) condition for individual users. The vulnerability is due to weak login controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a brute-force attack (Repeated Bad Login Attempts). A successful exploit could allow the attacker to restrict user access. Manual administrative intervention is required to restore access. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd07264.

Weakness: CWE-521, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0204?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0204?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0204 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-0204 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0204 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-363j-7w3w-3w9g.