# CVE-2018-15433: Cisco Prime Infrastructure Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> An authenticated remote attacker can view sensitive information by sending a GET request to the server backup function in Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 5 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x89m-pm5w-mgg4

## What is CVE-2018-15433?

CVE-2018-15433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure, published on 5 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the server backup function of Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to the transmission of sensitive information as part of a GET request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a GET request to a vulnerable device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15433?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-15433?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15433 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-15433 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15433 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-2018-15433 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-15433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure, published on 5 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15433 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-2018-15433/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15433/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15433
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15433
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15433

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