CVE-2018-0319
mediumpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the password recovery function of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of a password recovery request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a password recovery request and changing the password for any user on an affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain administrative-level privileges on the affected system. This vulnerability affects Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) Releases 11.6 and prior. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd07253.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Prime Collaboration Provisioningcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5–9.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknown≤ Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknownenisa_euvdEU
- cisco prime collaboration provisioning≤ 11.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_collaboration_provisioning:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180606-prime-password-recoveryCisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Unauthorized Password Recovery Vulnerability2018-06-06csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the password recovery function of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of a password recovery request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a password recovery request and changing the password for any user on an affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain administrative-level privileges on the affected system. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-prime-password-recovery ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-prime-password-recovery"]
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041079cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-prime-password-recoverycnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104431cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104431enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041079enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-prime-password-recoveryenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104431Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041079Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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