Cisco Security Advisory
Cisco Prime Central for HCS Portal Credentials Access Vulnerability
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AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:U/RC:C
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A vulnerability in Cisco Prime Central for HCS portal could allow an authenticated, local attacker to retrieve the credentials for accounts.
The vulnerability is due to plaintext logging of credentials to temporary files with inadequate permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the files to acquire credentials and using them to access internal application components, such as the database.
Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability in a security notice; however, software updates are not available.
An attacker would need to authenticate and have local access to the targeted device. This access requirement decreases the likelihood of a successful attack.
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Customers are advised to consult Cisco bug IDs CSCuh33735 and CSCuh34230 for the most complete list of affected product versions.
Vulnerable Products
At the time this alert was first published, Cisco Prime Central for HCS versions 9.2.1 and prior were vulnerable. Later releases of Cisco Prime Central for HCS may also be vulnerable.Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable
No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by these vulnerabilities.
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Administrators are advised to contact the vendor regarding future updates and releases.
Administrators are advised to allow only trusted users to have network access.
Administrators are advised to allow only trusted users to access local systems.
Administrators are advised to monitor affected systems.
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Software updates are not available.
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The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
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To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy. This document also contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security vulnerability information from Cisco.
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Show LessVersion Description Section Status Date 1.0 Initial Release NA Final 2013-Oct-10
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