Digital Media ManagerApplication · Cisco
CVE-2012-0329
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCisco Digital Media Manager 5.2.2 and earlier, and 5.2.3, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a URL and an administrative resource, aka Bug ID CSCts63878.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCisco Digital Media Manager versions 5.2.2 and earlier, as well as 5.2.3, contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. Attackers with valid administrative credentials can exploit insufficient validation of URL parameters passed to administrative resources, allowing arbitrary code execution on the underlying system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Digital Media ManagerApplication
<= 5.2.2= 3.5= 3.5\(1\)= 4.0= 4.1\(0\)40= 5.0= 5.0.2= 5.0.3= 5.1= 5.1.1= 5.2.1= 5.2.1.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Cisco Digital Media Manager versionLocate the installed version of Cisco Digital Media Manager in the administrative web interface under Help > About, or check the version displayed on the login page or system information sectionAffected if The installed version matches any of the following: 5.2.3, or any version <= 5.2.2, or exactly 3.5, 3.5(1), 4.0, 4.1(0)40, 5.0, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, or 5.2.1.1
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Confirm administrative web interface accessibilityDetermine if the Cisco Digital Media Manager administrative web interface is accessible from network locations outside the trusted internal networkAffected if The administrative interface is exposed to untrusted networks or the internet
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Verify administrative account statusReview the list of administrative accounts configured in Cisco Digital Media Manager and determine which accounts have administrative privilegesAffected if Any administrative accounts exist in the system, regardless of whether they are believed to be compromised
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Check for unauthorized administrative accountsAudit the administrative user list for any unexpected or unrecognized accounts that may indicate compromiseAffected if Additional or unexpected administrative accounts are present beyond those expected
A user is affected if they are running any affected version of Cisco Digital Media Manager (5.2.3 or <=5.2.2, or any of the specific versions listed) and the administrative interface is network-accessible with valid administrative credentials present.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the Cisco vendor patch or upgrade to a supported version of Cisco Digital Media Manager. Until patched, restrict administrative interface access to trusted IP addresses only and audit all administrative accounts for compromise.
Fix this in Digital Media Manager
Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-0329 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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