What is CVE-2018-0420?

CVE-2018-0420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (Wlc), classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-0420?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (Wlc)

CVE-2018-0420

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 requ…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.027 (86.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (Wlc) — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

105671 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
20181017 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Directory Traversal Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory)
1041926 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0420?: CVE-2018-0420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (Wlc), classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-0420?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.