CVE-2017-3791
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco Prime Home could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute actions with administrator privileges. The vulnerability is due to a processing error in the role-based access control (RBAC) of URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending API commands via HTTP to a particular URL without prior authentication. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform any actions in Cisco Prime Home with administrator privileges. This vulnerability affects Cisco Prime Home versions from 6.3.0.0 to the first fixed release 6.5.0.1. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb49837.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.1–10
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affected products (14)
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- n/a Cisco Prime Home versions from 6.3.0.0 to the first fixed release 6.5.0.1≤ Cisco Prime Home versions from 6.3.0.0 to the first fixed release 6.5.0.1enisa_euvdEU
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references (6)
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- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170201-prime-homecnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95933cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95933enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170201-prime-homeenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95933Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170201-prime-homeVendor Advisorynvd
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