CVE-2018-15379
A vulnerability in which the HTTP web server for Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) has unrestricted directory permissions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file. This file could allow the attacker to execute commands at the privilege level of the user prime. This user does not have administrative or root privileges. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect permission setting for important system directories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file by using TFTP, which can be accessed via the web-interface GUI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run commands on the targeted application without authentication.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.8 (v3.0)
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-275
- EPSS score
- 86.2% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2018-7257)
- Published
- October 5, 2018
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-7257 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on November 26, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- cisco / prime infrastructure
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.2 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10860-2018 - archived
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105506(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041816(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-pi-tftp(Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45555/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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