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

CVE-2020-24104

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

XSS on the PIX-Link Repeater/Router LV-WR07 with firmware v28K.Router.20170904 allows attackers to steal credentials without being connected to the network. The attack vector is a crafted ESSID, as demonstrated by the wireless.htm SET2 parameter.

  • 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