First published: Wed Apr 17 2019(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Aironet Access Points (APs) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information stored in an AP. The vulnerability is due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the CLI of an affected AP with administrator privileges and issuing crafted commands that result in directory traversal. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view system files on the affected device, which could contain sensitive information. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190417-air-ap-traversal
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The severity of cisco-sa-20190417-air-ap-traversal is classified as high due to the potential access to sensitive information.
To fix cisco-sa-20190417-air-ap-traversal, update your Cisco Aironet Access Points to the latest available firmware version.
Cisco Aironet Access Points that allow access to the command-line interface are affected by cisco-sa-20190417-air-ap-traversal.
An authenticated, local attacker can exploit cisco-sa-20190417-air-ap-traversal to access sensitive information.
cisco-sa-20190417-air-ap-traversal is caused by improper sanitization of user-supplied input in specific CLI commands.