Prime InfrastructureApplication · Cisco
CVE-2018-0482
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-based management interface of Cisco Prime Network Control System could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of the affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the web-based management interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information.
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 confidenceStored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Prime Network Control System's web-based management interface. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious JavaScript that persists on the system and executes in the browser context of users viewing the compromised content, enabling session hijacking or sensitive data access.
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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 InfrastructureApplication
= 3.5\(0.0\)CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Infrastructure is installedCheck for Cisco Prime Infrastructure by reviewing installed software packages, looking for the application in /opt or /usr/local, or checking running processes for 'prime' or 'PI' related services.Affected if The system has Cisco Prime Infrastructure installed.
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Verify the installed version is 3.5.0.0Access the web management interface and navigate to the About or Administration section to view the version, or use the command line to check the version if you have shell access.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.5.0.0.
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Confirm the web-based management interface is enabledCheck if the web interface ports (typically 443 or 8080) are listening and accessible. Verify that the Cisco Prime Infrastructure web service is running.Affected if The web management interface is active and reachable.
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Determine if authentication to the interface is possibleAttempt to log into the Cisco Prime Infrastructure web interface with valid credentials, or verify that user accounts exist in the system.Affected if Authenticated users can access the management interface.
A user is affected if they are running Cisco Prime Infrastructure version 3.5.0.0 with the web-based management interface enabled and 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 Cisco security update for CVE-2018-0482. Until patched, users should avoid clicking untrusted links to the management interface.
Fix this in Prime Infrastructure
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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-2018-0482 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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