Prime Collaboration ProvisioningApplication · Cisco
CVE-2016-6451
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 · uneditedMultiple vulnerabilities in the web framework code of the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the user of the web interface of the affected system. More Information: CSCut43061 CSCut43066 CSCut43736 CSCut43738 CSCut43741 CSCut43745 CSCut43748 CSCut43751 CSCut43756 CSCut43759 CSCut43764 CSCut43766. Known Affected Releases: 10.6.
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 confidenceMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in the web framework code of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject malicious scripts into the web interface that will be executed in the context of legitimate users' browsers, potentially allowing session hijacking, credential theft, or malware delivery.
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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 ProvisioningApplication
= 10.6.0CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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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Identify if Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning is installedCheck for the application by looking in standard installation directories (typically C:\Program Files\Cisco\ or /opt/cisco/), or check running processes for 'PrimeCollaboration' or 'pcp' related servicesAffected if The software is present on the system
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Determine the installed version numberAccess the web interface and navigate to the About or Help page, or check the version file in the installation directory (version.xml, about.html, or similar)Affected if The installed version is exactly 10.6.0
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Verify the web management interface is accessibleAttempt an HTTP/HTTPS request to the management interface using the configured hostname or IP address on common ports (443, 8443, 8080)Affected if The web interface responds to requests and is network-reachable
If Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning version 10.6.0 is running and its web interface is network-accessible, the environment is vulnerable to unauthenticated XSS attacks.
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 when released; until then, consider deploying a web application firewall (WAF) and/or restricting network access to the management interface to reduce attack surface.
Fix this in Prime Collaboration Provisioning
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-6451 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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