CVE-2019-1805 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-1805: Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Secure Shell Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)
Weakness CWE-284
Published April 18, 2019
Last update November 21, 2024

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in certain access control mechanisms for the Secure Shell (SSH) server implementation for Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to access a CLI instance on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input- and validation-checking mechanisms for inbound SSH connections on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to establish an SSH connection to an affected controller. An exploit could allow the attacker to access an affected device's CLI to potentially cause further attacks. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 8.5(140.0).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 18, 2019 CVE published
November 21, 2024 Record updated