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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2019-20486

Severity Medium
Score 6.1/10

Summary

An issue was discovered on NETGEAR WNR1000V4 1.1.0.54 devices. Multiple pages (setup.cgi and adv_index.htm) within the web management console are vulnerable to stored XSS, as demonstrated by the configuration of the UI language.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published