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CVE-2017-6635 — Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 6.8

A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Software (prior to Release 12.1) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to delete any file from an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not perform proper input validation of HTTP requests and fails to apply role-based access controls (RBACs) to requested HTTP URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request that uses directory traversal techniques to submit a path to a desired file location on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete any file from the system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc99597.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.8 (2.0)
Published
2017-05-22
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-264, CWE-862

Affected products

  • cisco / prime_collaboration_provisioning / 9.0.0
  • cisco / prime_collaboration_provisioning / 9.5.0
  • cisco / prime_collaboration_provisioning / 10.0.0
  • cisco / prime_collaboration_provisioning / 10.5.0
  • cisco / prime_collaboration_provisioning / 10.5.1
  • cisco / prime_collaboration_provisioning / 10.6.0

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Matched remediation archetype

Authorization bypass, IDOR, and cross-tenant access

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Check exposure

  • Map object and action authorization checks across API, UI, batch, import/export, and background-job paths.
  • Identify tenant, ownership, role, and policy boundaries for affected resources and administrative operations.
  • Use synthetic fixtures to compare intended access matrices without accessing another user's real data.

Remediate safely

  • Enforce server-side authorization at each resource access and state transition using the authenticated principal and trusted tenant context.
  • Scope data queries by tenant and ownership; treat client-supplied identifiers, roles, and policy claims as untrusted.
  • Add deny-by-default policy tests for horizontal and vertical access across every affected transport.

Authoritative sources

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