TI-2018-00207 Aliases CVE-2018-0245 GHSA-p33r-x4hg-wvgw

Information disclosure in Cisco 5500 and 8500 Series Wireless LAN Controller

LOW 34CWE-200Published 2018-05-02 · Updated 2024-11-29

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure, Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-269.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.02263 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Cisco 5500 and 8500 Series Wireless LAN Controller	Cisco 5500 and 8500 Series Wireless LAN Controller	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco 5500 and 8500 Series Wireless LAN Controller Vendor— Affected Cisco 5500 and 8500 Series Wireless LAN Controller Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:8.3\(133.0\):::::::*	8.3(133.0)	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:8.5\(105.0\):::::::*	8.5(105.0)	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:8.3\(133.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3(133.0) Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:8.5\(105.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5(105.0) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0245
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p33r-x4hg-wvgw

References

Advisory 1

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-wlc-id

TI-2019-11388 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller HTTP Parsing Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2016-01254 Buffer overflow in the redirection functionality in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-00213 Resource management flaw in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
TI-2007-01958 The SNMP implementation in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) before 20070419 uses… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2015-05301 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices with software 7.6.x, 8.0 before 8.0.121.0… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-00660 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices 7.4 before 7.4.110.0 distribute Aironet IOS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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