Prime Collaboration AssuranceApplication · Cisco
CVE-2015-6331
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 · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in the web framework in Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance 10.5(1) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCus39887.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance 10.5(1) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands through unspecified vectors. The vulnerability exists in the application's web interface where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being used in database queries.
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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 Collaboration AssuranceApplication
= 10.5.1CVSS 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
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 Collaboration Assurance is installedLook for the Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance application process or installation directory on the system. Check running services for 'Cisco Prime' or 'Prime Collaboration' components.Affected if The application is present on the system
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Check installed version numberAccess the application's web interface and navigate to the About or Version section, or check the installation directory for version files. Compare the version to 10.5.1.Affected if The installed version is exactly 10.5.1
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Verify web interface is accessibleAttempt to access the web interface URL (typically HTTPS on port 443 or 8443). Confirm the application responds and presents a login page.Affected if The web interface is exposed and reachable
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Check for SQL injection indicators in logsReview application logs in the installation directory for SQL syntax errors, database errors, or unexpected SQL-like messages. Look in logs/common directories.Affected if Logs contain SQL error messages or suspicious database query patterns
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Identify authenticated user accountsCheck the application for configured user accounts that have access to the web interface. Review user directories or authentication settings.Affected if There are authenticated users with web interface access
The environment is affected if Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance version 10.5.1 is installed with its web interface accessible to authenticated users.
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 vendor patch for CSCus39887 when available. As a compensating control, implement strict input validation and ensure all database queries use parameterized statements. Limit the number of authenticated users and monitor for suspicious SQL-like error messages in logs.
Fix this in Prime Collaboration Assurance
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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-6331 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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