CVE-2018-15181 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service on JioFi 4G Hotspot devices by injecting XSS payloads into SSID and Security Key fields.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-15181?
CVE-2018-15181 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
JioFi 4G Hotspot M2S devices allow attackers to cause a denial of service (secure configuration outage) via an XSS payload in the SSID name and Security Key fields.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15181?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jio 4g Hotspot M2s Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15181?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2018-15181 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15181 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-86p3-4785-rm9c.