CVE-2019-15266 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Path Traversal Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker can exploit improper input sanitization in the CLI to view restricted system files containing sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-15266?
CVE-2019-15266 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, published on 16 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15266?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15266?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-15266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cj7m-xpw7-hcp8.