What is CVE-2018-0245?

CVE-2018-0245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-0245?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-0245 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software

CVE-2018-0245

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.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-05-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software — versions 8.5\(105.0\), 8.5(105.0), 8.3(133.0)
Cisco 5500 And 8500 Series Wireless Lan Controller — versions Cisco 5500 and 8500 Series Wireless LAN Controller

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

s-index/dora

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502… (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104123 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040823 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0245?: CVE-2018-0245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-0245?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-0245 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.