CVE-2018-0420
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-10-17 22:00
Modified
2024-09-16 23:15
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Directory Traversal Vulnerability
References
ykramarz@cisco.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105671Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ykramarz@cisco.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041926Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ykramarz@cisco.comhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-wlc-traversalVendor Advisory
Impacted products
CiscoCisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)
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