CVE-2018-15379

CRITICAL

Cisco Prime Infrastructure - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2018-15379. PoCs published by SecuriTeam, including Metasploit module exploits/linux/http/cisco_prime_inf_rce.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2018-15379, an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure. It combines a file upload flaw and a privilege escalation via a SUID binary to achieve root access.

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by SecuriTeam · rubyremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45555

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2018-15379, an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure. It combines a file upload flaw and a privilege escalation via a SUID binary to achieve root access.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.2.0.0.258 and 3.4.0.0.348
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · TFTP service accessible on the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
rubypoclinux
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/cisco_prime_inf_rce.rb

This Metasploit module exploits an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability (CVE-2018-15379) in Cisco Prime Infrastructure to achieve remote code execution as root. It uploads a malicious JSP payload via TFTP, which then executes a reverse shell and escalates privileges using a SUID binary bypass.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco Prime Infrastructure < 3.4.1 & 3.3.1 Update 02
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's TFTP port (69) and web interface (443) · TFTP service enabled on the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45555/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105506
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041816

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.8946
EPSS Percentile 99.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-275 CWE-732
Status published
Products (9)
cisco/prime_infrastructure 3.2 (2 CPE variants)
cisco/prime_infrastructure 3.2\(0.0\)
cisco/prime_infrastructure 3.2\(1.0\)
cisco/prime_infrastructure 3.2\(2.0\)
cisco/prime_infrastructure 3.3
cisco/prime_infrastructure 3.3\(0.0\)
cisco/prime_infrastructure 3.4
cisco/prime_infrastructure 3.4\(0.0\)
cisco/prime_infrastructure 3.5\(0.0\)
Published Oct 05, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026