VDB-117287 · CVE-2018-0245 · BID 104123

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller REST API Request information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller. Impacted is an unknown function of the component REST API. The manipulation as part of Request leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0245. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (Wireless LAN Software) (affected version not known). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component REST API. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco 5500 and 8500 Series 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 REST API URL request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious URL to the REST API. If successful, an exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive system information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg89442.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2018 as cisco-sa-20180502-wlc-id / CSCvg89442 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0245 since 11/27/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/08/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104123†). The entries VDB-117288 and VDB-117286 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/27/2017 🔍
05/02/2018 +155 days 🔍
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05/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/08/2023 +1770 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20180502-wlc-id / CSCvg89442
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0245 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0245
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117287
SecurityFocus: 104123
SecurityTracker: 1040823

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2018 08:35
Updated: 03/08/2023 13:47
Changes: 05/03/2018 08:35 (60), 02/01/2020 20:55 (2), 03/08/2023 13:47 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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