CVE-2018-0336
mediumpriority · track · 36OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the batch provisioning feature of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to escalate privileges to the Administrator level. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement on batch processing. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a batch file and having the batch file processed by the system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escalate privileges to the Administrator level. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd86578.
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.3–8.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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- n/a Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknown≤ Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknownenisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180606-prime-escalationCisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Access Control Deficiency in Batch Function Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2018-06-06csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the batch provisioning feature of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to escalate privileges to the Administrator level. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement on batch processing. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a batch file and having the batch file processed by the system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escalate privileges to the Administrator level. 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-escalation ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-prime-escalation"]
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041083cnnvd
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvd86578Patchcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-prime-escalationcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104429cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104429enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041083enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-prime-escalationenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104429Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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