CVE-2016-1291

Summary

CVECVE-2016-1291
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-06 23:59:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2.0 through 2.2(2) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) 1.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted deserialized data in an HTTP POST request, aka Bug ID CSCuw03192.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 1.2.0 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2.0.103 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2.1 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.3 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.3.0.20 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.4 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.4.0.45 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.4.1 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.4.2 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.1.0 All All All
Application Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_124 All sparc All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Prime Infrastructure Deserialization Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
401 Authorization Required af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.securiteam.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 730721 Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Improper Input Validation Vulnerbility
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