CVE-2018-0388

lowpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.01% (63rd) EPSS

CVSS 3.5 · low

Is it mine?

8 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the user of the web-based interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–4.8

v2.03.5lowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 6.8 · impact 2.9

v3.14.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.7 · impact 2.7

v3.04.8mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.04.8mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 1.7 · impact 2.7

v3.04.8mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

v3.14.8mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.14.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-79USprimaryCWE-79US

affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Cisco Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)all versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Cisco Systems Inc. 5500 Series Wireless LAN Controller≤ 8.5(120.0)fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. 5500 Series Wireless LAN Controller≤ 8.3(135.0)fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. 5500 Series Wireless LAN Controller≤ 8.3(133.0)fstec_bduRU
cisco wireless lan controller software= 8.3(133.0)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco wireless lan controller software= 8.3(135.0)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco wireless lan controller software= 8.5(120.0)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-20181017-wlan-xssCisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability2018-10-17csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the user of the web-based interface of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-wlan-xss ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-wlan-xss"]

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisco_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2018-10-17modified 2026-06-17

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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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