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CVE-2013-3409: The portal in Cisco Prime Central for Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) places cleartext credentials in t...

The portal in Cisco Prime Central for Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) places cleartext credentials in temporary files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging weak file permissions to read these files, aka Bug IDs CSCuh33735 and CSCuh34230.

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Cisco Prime Central for HCS portal could leave credentials in temporary files as cleartext. A local user with access to the system might read those files because of weak permissions. The main business concern is credential exposure leading to broader administrative compromise. Exposure appears limited to environments running Cisco Prime Central for HCS portal, especially systems with multiple local users or weak OS-level access controls. The supplied bundle does not identify exact affected versions or CPEs. Treat this as a targeted legacy-platform exposure issue. Prioritize if Cisco Prime Central for HCS remains deployed, hosts shared local access, or credentials could unlock broader collaboration infrastructure. Mitigation focus: Review Cisco advisory guidance for CVE-2013-3409 and the listed bug IDs.; Restrict local user access on Cisco Prime Central for HCS hosts.; Audit temporary file permissions for credential exposure..

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