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CVE-2018-0388: Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the user of the web-based interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information.

Affected products

• Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC): 8.3(133.0), 8.3(135.0), 8.5(120.0)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105665
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041927
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-wlan-xss
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105665
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041927
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-wlan-xss

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