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CVE-2017-3844 Cisco CVE debrief

CVE-2017-3844 is an authenticated remote information-disclosure issue in Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance. According to Cisco and NVD, the affected UI exporting functions could let a logged-in attacker view directory listings and download files in vulnerable releases.

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Prime Collaboration Assurance
CVSS
MEDIUM 4.3
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2017-02-22
Original CVE updated
2026-05-13
Advisory published
2017-02-22
Advisory updated
2026-05-13

Who should care

Administrators and security teams running Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance 11.0, 11.1, or 11.5 should care most, especially if the product is exposed to a broad internal user base or multiple operator accounts.

Technical summary

NVD lists the vulnerability as CVSS 3.0 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N with CWE-20. The issue is limited to Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance versions 11.0.0, 11.1.0, and 11.5.0, and Cisco notes that versions prior to 11.0 are not vulnerable. The impact described in the source corpus is disclosure of file directory listings and file downloads through exporting functions in the user interface.

Defensive priority

Medium. The issue does not appear to enable code execution or availability impact, but it can expose files to an authenticated attacker and should be remediated on any affected deployment.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Confirm whether Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance is running version 11.0, 11.1, or 11.5.
  • Apply Cisco's remediation guidance from the vendor advisory linked in NVD.
  • Restrict access to the application UI to only trusted administrative users and networks.
  • Review authentication logs and file-access activity for unexpected browsing or downloads.
  • If sensitive files may have been exposed, assess their contents and rotate credentials or secrets stored on the system.

Evidence notes

The debrief is based on the CVE description supplied here, NVD's CVSS vector and affected CPE entries, and the Cisco vendor advisory referenced by NVD. The official record states the issue affects Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5, while earlier versions are not vulnerable.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2017-3844 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3844

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2017-3844 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3844

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.