Medium severity4.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 17, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-0388
CVE-2018-0388
Description
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:8.3\(133.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:8.3\(133.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:8.3\(135.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:8.5\(120.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- Range: n/a
Patches
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105665nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041927nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-wlan-xssnvdVendor Advisory
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