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CVE-2012-5992 json

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices with software 7.2.110.0 allow rem…

published 2012-12-19 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5866

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices with software 7.2.110.0 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add administrative accounts via screens/aaa/mgmtuser_create.html or (2) insert XSS sequences via the headline parameter to screens/base/web_auth_custom.html, aka Bug ID CSCud50283.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23361)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23361 Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.2.110.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities dos, 2012-12-13
  • infosec42.blogspot.dk http://infosec42.blogspot.dk/2012/12/cisco-wlc-csrf-dos-and-persistent-xss.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery

References

Sources

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