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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2018-0420 EUVD-2018-1243GHSA-5wmr-q26h-9p6x

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Published Oct 17, 2018 · Updated Nov 26, 2024 · Assigned by cisco

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information. The issue is due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in HTTP request parameters that describe filenames and pathnames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using directory traversal techniques to submit a path to a desired file location. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view system files on the targeted device, which may contain sensitive information.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Cisco Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) — —

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