Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool

CVE-2017-6759

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the UpgradeManager component of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool 12.1 that allows an authenticated remote attacker to exploit insufficient input validation, enabling them to write arbitrary files with root privileges on the affected system. This can be achieved by initiating the functionality related to upgrade package installations, potentially compromising the system’s integrity. Reference to Cisco Bug IDs CSCvc90304 provides further insights into the technical specifics of the vulnerability.

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