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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-5992 · published 19 December 2012

CVE-2012-5992: Cisco wireless lan controller software cross-site request forgery vulnerability

Cisco · Wireless Lan Controller Software

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.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% · top 22.6% CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
9Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

9 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://infosec42.blogspot.dk/2012/12/cisco-wlc-csrf-dos-and-persistent-xss.html Exploit
http://infosec42.blogspot.dk/2012/12/cisco-wlc-csrf-dos-and-persistent-xss.html Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-5992), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.