Prime Collaboration DeploymentApplication · Cisco
CVE-2016-1437
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 SQL database in Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment before 11.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCuy92549.
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 · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands through crafted URLs in the SQL database component. The vulnerability is exploitable without additional privilege escalation since the attacker already has valid credentials.
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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 DeploymentApplication
= 10.5.0= 10.5.1= 11.0_base= 11.5.0CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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Verify Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment is installedCheck for running processes or services named 'Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment' or look in /opt/cisco/pcd or similar installation directories commonly used by Cisco applicationsAffected if The software is present on the system
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Determine the installed versionCheck the version of Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment using CLI commands such as 'show version' within the application, or check installation logs and /opt/cisco/pcd/version filesAffected if The installed version is 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 11.0_base, or 11.5.0
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Confirm the SQL database component is accessibleVerify the web-based management interface is reachable and the SQL database service is running by testing connectivity to port 443 or the configured management portAffected if The SQL database component and web interface are exposed and operational
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Check if remote authentication is enabledReview the application's authentication configuration to confirm remote users can authenticate, and verify network exposure of the management interfaceAffected if Remote authentication is enabled and the management interface is accessible from network locations
The environment is affected if Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment versions 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 11.0_base, or 11.5.0 are installed with the SQL database component and remote management access enabled.
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 dataUpgrade to Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment version 11.5.1 or later. As an interim measure, restrict network access to the management interface to trusted IPs only and monitor logs for suspicious SQL syntax in URL parameters.
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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-2016-1437 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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