# CVE-2018-0205: Cross-site scripting in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks via improper input validation in the User Provisioning tab, potentially gaining unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 2 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hmgg-fxg2-hwvv

## What is CVE-2018-0205?

CVE-2018-0205 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool, published on 22 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the User Provisioning tab in the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious string in the Prime Collaboration Provisioning database. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning by injecting crafted data into the database. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd86609.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0205?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool

- [CVE-2017-6622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6622/): Command injection in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-1416](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1416/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-4307](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4307/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2017-6756](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6756/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-12276](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12276/): SQL injection in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0205 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0205 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool, published on 22 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool. 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-2018-0205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0205/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0205
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0205
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0205

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0205/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.