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CVE-2018-0248 json

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

published 2019-04-17 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-1071

cvss
6.8
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in the administrative GUI configuration feature of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an aUTHENTICated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly during device configuration when the administrator is using this GUI, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The attacker would need to have valid administrator credentials on the device. This vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation for unexpected configuration options that the attacker could submit while accessing the GUI configuration menus. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by authenticating to the device and submitting crafted user input when using the administrative GUI configuration feature. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Software versions prior to 8.3.150.0, 8.5.140.0, 8.8.111.0 are affected by this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • Cisco Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) 8.3.150.0, 8.5.140.0, 8.8.111.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
23 mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 6.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.0 4.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

  • Cisco Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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