XSS in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (Wlc)

CVE-2018-0388

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
  • psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
  • psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0388?
CVE-2018-0388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (Wlc), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-0388?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.