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CVE-2018-5264 (GCVE-0-2018-5264)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-06-07 15:26 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:33
VLAI
Summary
Ubiquiti UniFi 52 devices, when Hotspot mode is used, allow remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on "free time" Wi-Fi usage by sending a /guest/s/default/ request to obtain a cookie, and then using this cookie in a /guest/s/default/login request with the byfree parameter.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.red4sec.com/cve/unifi.txt x_refsource_MISC
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