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TI-2018-10949 Aliases CVE-2018-15389GHSA-gpf3-w2vw-2vqg

Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Intermittent Hard-Coded Password Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-255Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

A vulnerability in the install function of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the administrative web interface using a default hard-coded username and password that are used during install. The vulnerability is due to a hard-coded password that, in some cases, is not replaced with a unique password. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the administrative web interface with administrator-level privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01511 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Prime Collaboration Provisioningall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_collaboration:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_collaboration:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15389
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpf3-w2vw-2vqg

References

  • TI-2018-00279 SQL injection in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00280 Improper authentication in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00278 Credentials management flaw in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00277 Credentials management flaw in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00295 Access control flaw in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknown CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-00281 Access control flaw in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknown CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources