CVE-2016-1301

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-02-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The RBAC implementation in Cisco ASA-CX Content-Aware Security software before 9.3.1.1(112) and Cisco Prime Security Manager (PRSM) software before 9.3.1.1(112) allows remote authenticated users to change arbitrary passwords via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCuo94842.

Affected products

all versions of the ASA CX Context-Aware Security module: 9.0.1, 9.0.1-40, 9.0.2, 9.0.2-68, 9.0_base, 9.1.2-29 (+8)
Cisco Prime Security Manager: 9.0.0, 9.0.1-40, 9.0.2-68, 9.1.0, 9.1.2-29, 9.1.2-42 (+6)

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160203-prsm
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034926
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034927
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160203-prsm
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034926
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034927

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