CVE-2016-1289 describes a critical vulnerability in the API of Cisco Prime Infrastructure versions 1.2 through 3.0 and Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) 1.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or exfiltrate sensitive management data, such as device credentials, through specially crafted HTTP requests. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 11 mentions and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure:1.3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.