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CVE-2019-15266

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Path Traversal Vulnerability

Published: Oct 16, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22
4.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 52.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to view system files that should be restricted. This vulnerability is due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in command-line parameters that describe filenames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using directory traversal techniques to submit a path to a desired file location. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view system files that may contain sensitive information.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka cisco, cisco systems
wireless lan controller software
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)
Networking Infrastructure
Wireless LAN controller
Networking Infrastructure

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191016-wlc-pathtrav
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