# CVE-2012-5992: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to create admin accounts or inject XSS via CSRF on Cisco WLC devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-44pq-x8pr-ff7r

## What is CVE-2012-5992?

CVE-2012-5992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, published on 19 Dec 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices with software 7.2.110.0 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add administrative accounts via screens/aaa/mgmtuser_create.html or (2) insert XSS sequences via the headline parameter to screens/base/web_auth_custom.html, aka Bug ID CSCud50283.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5992?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Cisco 2000 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco 2100 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco 2500 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco 4100 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco 4400 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco 5500 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco 7500 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco 8500 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-5992?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5992 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-5992 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5992 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.2.110.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software

- [CVE-2012-0371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0371/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2013-1104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1104/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2013-1105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1105/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2013-1102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1102/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2013-1103](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1103/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5992 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-5992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, published on 19 Dec 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5992 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5992/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5992/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5992
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5992
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5992

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5992/
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