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Public proof of concept

CVE-2018-15379

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-10-05
  • WeaknessCWE-275 · CWE-732

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Description

A vulnerability in which the HTTP web server for Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) has unrestricted directory permissions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file. This file could allow the attacker to execute commands at the privilege level of the user prime. This user does not have administrative or root privileges. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect permission setting for important system directories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file by using TFTP, which can be accessed via the web-interface GUI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run commands on the targeted application without authentication.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-10-04Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco prime infrastructure
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.2= 3.2no fix published
3.2= 3.2\(0.0\)no fix published
3.2= 3.2\(1.0\)no fix published
3.2= 3.2\(2.0\)no fix published
3.3= 3.3no fix published
3.3= 3.3\(0.0\)no fix published
3.4= 3.4no fix published
3.4= 3.4\(0.0\)no fix published
3.5= 3.5\(0.0\)no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As cisco, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Cisco Prime Infrastructure

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2018-10-14

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-45555
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/http/cisco_prime_inf_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-10-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-h92j-m24w-8xp7

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15379?

A vulnerability in which the HTTP web server for Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) has unrestricted directory permissions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file. This file could allow the attacker to execute commands at the privilege level of the user prime. This user does not have administrative or root privileges. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect permission setting for important system directories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file by using TFTP, which can be accessed via the web-interface GUI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run commands on the targeted application without authentication.

Is CVE-2018-15379 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-15379 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 86.2% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-15379?

CVE-2018-15379 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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