Linksys WRT160N Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

vendor:

WRT160N

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Cross-Site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: WRT160N

Affected Version From: N/A

Affected Version To: N/A

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: h:linksys:wrt160n

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2008

Linksys WRT160N Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Linksys WRT160N is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. Attackers may exploit this issue by enticing victims into opening a malicious URI. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected device. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials, cause denial-of-service conditions, and launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that untrusted data is not used to execute unintended commands. Additionally, users should be cautious when clicking on links from untrusted sources.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32496/info

Linksys WRT160N is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Attackers may exploit this issue by enticing victims into opening a malicious URI.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected device. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials, cause denial-of-service conditions, and launch other attacks. 

http://www.example.com/apply.cgi?submit_button=DHCP_Static&action=--%3E%3CScRiPt%20%0A%0D%3Ealert(398343216433)%3B%3C%2FScRiPt%3E&wait_time=0&forward_single=15