Cisco Security AdvisoryMedium
Advisory ID:
cisco-sa-20160523-pi-epnm
First Published:
2016 May 23 21:20 GMT
Version 1.0:
Workarounds:
No workarounds available
Cisco Bug IDs:
CVSS Score:
Base 6.5,
Temporal 5.4
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
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A vulnerability in the application programming interface (API) web interface of the Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform privilege escalation on the affected device. The attacker can escalate privileges to the root level in most cases.
The vulnerability is due to incorrect role-based access control (RBAC) evaluation when a low-privileged user requests a web page or service that should be restricted. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing reconnaissance attacks to the application web pages and services to identify potential devices of interest. The attacker could then craft an HTTP request with a crafted JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) payload to request the targeted sensitive data. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform privilege escalation on the applications to the root level and access unauthorized data.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that address this vulnerability are not available.
This advisory is available at the following link: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160523-pi-epnm
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Workarounds are not available.
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When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to consult the Cisco Security Advisories and Responses archive at http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt and review subsequent advisories to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.
In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.
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The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
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To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy. This document also contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security vulnerability information from Cisco.
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Show LessVersion Description Section Status Date 1.0 Initial public release. — Final 2016-May-23
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