Prime Collaboration ProvisioningApplication · Cisco
CVE-2017-6621
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data. The attacker could use this information to conduct additional reconnaissance attacks. The vulnerability is due to insufficient protection of sensitive data when responding to an HTTP request on the web interface. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the application to access specific system files. An exploit could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information about the application which could include user credentials. This vulnerability affects Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Software Releases 10.6 through 11.5. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc99626.
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 confidenceAn information disclosure vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning web interface allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access sensitive system files via crafted HTTP requests. The vulnerability stems from insufficient protection of sensitive data in HTTP responses, potentially exposing user 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 ProvisioningApplication
= 9.0.0= 9.5.0= 10.0.0= 10.5.0= 10.5.1= 10.6.0= 10.6.2= 11.0.0= 11.1.0= 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Identify Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning installationLocate the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning installation directory or check system services for the applicationAffected if The application is installed on the system
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Determine installed versionCheck the version of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning using the application's built-in version command, help interface, or administrative consoleAffected if The installed version matches any of the following: 9.0.0, 9.5.0, 10.0.0, 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 10.6.0, 10.6.2, 11.0.0, 11.1.0, or 11.5.0
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Verify web interface accessibilityConfirm the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning web interface is accessible from the network by testing HTTP/HTTPS access to the application URLAffected if The web interface is exposed and reachable over the network
A user is affected if Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning is installed with a version matching 9.0.0, 9.5.0, 10.0.0, 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 10.6.0, 10.6.2, 11.0.0, 11.1.0, or 11.5.0 and the web interface is 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 the vendor patch for Cisco Bug ID CSCvc99626 to address this vulnerability. Until patched, restrict network access to the web interface and implement additional authentication layers.
Fix this in Prime Collaboration Provisioning
Scoped from the published advisory
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- 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-2017-6621 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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