Prime Central For Hosted Collaboration SolutionApplication · Cisco
CVE-2013-1156
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 · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in Cisco Prime Central for Hosted Collaboration Solution allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCud51034.
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 confidenceDirectory traversal vulnerability in Cisco Prime Central for Hosted Collaboration Solution allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the system by using traversal sequences (e.g., '../') in crafted HTTP requests. This input validation flaw enables unauthorized file disclosure without authentication.
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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
Prime Central For Hosted Collaboration SolutionApplication
all versionsCVSS 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
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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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Confirm Cisco Prime Central for HCS is installedCheck system inventory or running services for 'Prime Central' or 'cisco-prime-central' components. On Linux, search for installation directories such as /opt/cisco/prime* or review installed packages via rpm -qa or dpkg -l.Affected if The product Cisco Prime Central for Hosted Collaboration Solution is present on the system.
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Verify the web management interface is reachableIdentify the HTTP/HTTPS port used by the application (commonly 443, 8080, or 8443). Attempt a curl or telnet connection to the management IP on the suspected port to confirm the service is listening.Affected if The Cisco Prime Central web interface is accessible on the network.
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Determine if the interface is exposed to untrusted networksReview firewall rules, ACLs, or network zoning configuration. Check if the management interface IP is reachable from networks outside the trusted internal zone (e.g., from the internet or DMZ).Affected if The management interface is reachable from untrusted networks or the internet.
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Check for applied patchesQuery the system for the presence of patch CSCud51034. Review Cisco release notes, system patch logs, or the Cisco Prime Central patch management console for installed patches.Affected if Patch CSCud51034 is NOT installed (all versions are vulnerable by default).
If Cisco Prime Central for HCS is installed and its web interface is network-accessible without the CSCud51034 patch applied, the environment is affected by this directory traversal vulnerability.
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 patch for bug ID CSCud51034 to remediate the vulnerability. Until patched, restrict network access to the Cisco Prime Central management interface using firewall rules or ACLs to limit exposure to untrusted networks.
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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-2013-1156 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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