CVE-2016-1291 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting Cisco Prime Infrastructure versions 1.2.0 through 2.2(2) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) 1.2. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted deserialized data within an HTTP POST request. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:evolved_programmable_network_manager:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0.103CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure:1.2.0.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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