Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Web-based Interface Request input validation
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (Wireless LAN Software) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web-based Interface. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view system information that under normal circumstances should be prohibited. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input and validation checking mechanisms in the web-based interface URL request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by requesting specific URLs via the web-based interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive system information.
The bug was discovered 10/17/2018. The weakness was presented 10/17/2018 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20181017-wlc-id as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-0416 since 11/26/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/30/2023).
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316344 (Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability(cisco-sa-20181017-wlc-id)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 125712, 125709 and 125706 for similar entries.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
11/26/2017 🔍10/17/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20181017-wlc-id
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-0416 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041928
SecurityFocus: 105675 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software CVE-2018-0416 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 10/18/2018 06:44Updated: 05/30/2023 08:38
Changes: 10/18/2018 06:44 (64), 04/05/2020 09:02 (4), 05/30/2023 08:38 (3)
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