Prime OpticalApplication · Cisco
CVE-2014-3408
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 · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web framework in Cisco Prime Optical 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka Bug ID CSCuq80763.
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 confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Prime Optical 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter in the web interface.
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
Prime OpticalApplication
= 10.0CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 Optical is installedIdentify if Cisco Prime Optical software exists on the system. This is typically a network management application installed on a dedicated server. Check system inventory, installed programs, or consult with system administrators to verify presence.Affected if The product is not installed or is a different product altogether, then not affected.
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Check the installed versionDetermine the exact version of Cisco Prime Optical. Access the web interface login page, which often displays the version information, or use system commands such as 'show version' via CLI if available, or check the software installation directory for version files.Affected if The installed version is exactly 10.0, then affected. Versions other than 10.0 are not in the affected range.
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Verify the web interface is enabledConfirm that the web framework interface is accessible and enabled. This can be done by attempting to access the Cisco Prime Optical web URL (typically port 8080 or 443), checking the web service status via system commands, or reviewing web server configuration.Affected if The web interface is disabled or not accessible, the vulnerability cannot be exploited even on version 10.0.
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Determine network exposureAssess whether the web interface is exposed to untrusted networks. Check firewall rules, ACLs, and network segmentation to determine if the Cisco Prime Optical web portal is accessible from outside the trusted internal network.Affected if The web interface is directly accessible from the internet or untrusted networks, the system is at higher risk of exploitation.
The environment is affected only if Cisco Prime Optical version 10.0 is installed AND the web interface is enabled and accessible.
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 input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied data in the web framework; verify the vulnerable parameter via vendor advisory and apply any available patch or work around.
Fix this in Prime Optical
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2014-3408 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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