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CVE-2018-0416: Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% 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-20

Description

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.

Affected products

• Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC): 8.5(130.0), 8.9(1.52)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105675
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041928
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-wlc-id
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105675
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041928
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-wlc-id

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