CVE-2018-16199 Cross-site scripting in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A

Medium 6.1 Published 9 Jan 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Toshiba home gateways, potentially compromising user sessions or data.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-16199?

CVE-2018-16199 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A, published on 9 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A 1.2.9 and earlier, Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A 1.2.9 and earlier allows an remote attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16199?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Toshiba Hem-Gw16a Firmware, Toshiba Hem-Gw26a Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16199?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16199 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-2018-16199 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16199 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hjj3-8r8h-hxfh.