CVE-2018-0248 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software, affecting versions prior to 8.3.150.0, 8.5.140.0, and 8.8.111.0. An authenticated, remote attacker with administrator credentials can exploit incomplete input validation in the administrative GUI to cause the device to reload unexpectedly. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity but requiring high privileges to achieve a high impact (denial of service). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.3.150.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.4, < 8.5.140.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.6, < 8.8.111.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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