Wireless Control System SoftwareApplication · Cisco
CVE-2010-2826
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) 6.0.x before 6.0.196.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via vectors related to the ORDER BY clause of the Client List screens, aka Bug ID CSCtf37019.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) 6.0.x before 6.0.196.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ORDER BY clause in Client List screens.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Wireless Control System SoftwareApplication
<= 6.0.188.0= 6.0= 6.0.132.0= 6.0.170.0= 6.0.181.0= 6.0.182.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Cisco WCS installation versionLog into the Cisco WCS web interface and navigate to the About or System Information page, typically found under Administration > About, or use the CLI command 'show version' if accessible via SSH/telnet to the WCS serverAffected if The installed version is 6.0.x and falls within these ranges: 6.0, 6.0.132.0, 6.0.170.0, 6.0.181.0, 6.0.182.0, or any version <= 6.0.188.0
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Confirm web interface is accessibleVerify that the Cisco WCS web interface (HTTPS typically on port 443 or 8080) is reachable from network locations. Check firewall rules and interface bindingsAffected if The WCS web interface is exposed to network and accepts authentication requests, enabling remote authenticated users to access the application
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Verify user access to Client List screensLog in as an authenticated user and navigate to the Client List functionality, typically found under Monitor > Clients or a similar wireless client monitoring sectionAffected if Authenticated users can access the Client List screen where the ORDER BY parameter is processed, which is the vulnerable component
You are affected if your Cisco WCS version is 6.0.x at or below 6.0.188.0 (or exactly 6.0, 6.0.132.0, 6.0.170.0, 6.0.181.0, or 6.0.182.0) and the web interface with Client List access is available to authenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Cisco WCS to version 6.0.196.0 or later to obtain the patch for this vulnerability.
Cisco WCS 6.0.196.0
- 1. Back up the current Cisco WCS configuration and database before initiating any upgrade.
- 2. Verify the current installed version of Cisco Wireless Control System using the web interface or CLI.
- 3. Download Cisco WCS version 6.0.196.0 or later from the Cisco Software Download center (requires valid Cisco service contract).
- 4. Review Cisco WCS upgrade documentation for prerequisites including disk space, memory requirements, and compatible platform models.
- 5. Initiate the upgrade through the WCS web interface or CLI using the downloaded software image.
- 6. Monitor the upgrade process for completion and verify the new version number after reboot.
- 7. Validate that the Client List screens function correctly and the SQL injection vulnerability is remediated.
- 8. Test that existing WCS operations and integrations continue to function as expected.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-2826 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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