Product Name: Cisco Wireless Control System
Vendor: http://www.cisco.com
Date: 4 August, 2010
Author: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Original URL: http://www.tomneaves.com/Cisco_Wireless_Control_System_XSS.txt
Discovered: 8 July, 2010
Disclosed: 4 August, 2010
I. DESCRIPTION
The Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) is a web interface that allows centralised management
and reporting within a Cisco wireless infrastructure.
II. DETAILS
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within the search function on the
Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) web interface due to insufficient input validation.
This enables attackers to prepare links for a website that includes code that is executed
by the browser visiting this website.
Affected Versions: All versions of Cisco WCS up to and including 6.0.181.0. Some versions of
7.0 may be affected. Interim versions 7.0(118.0) and 6.0(194.0) are not vulnerable.
III. VENDOR RESPONSE
8 July, 2010 - Contacted vendor.
8 July, 2010 - Vendor acknowledged and confirmed vulnerability - will include in maintenance patch.
4 August, 2010 - Vendor releases maintenance patch (Cisco Bug ID = CSCtf14288).
4 August, 2010 - Vulnerability publicly disclosed.
IV. CREDIT
Discovered by Tom Neaves (Verizon Business)