CVE-2018-21167 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Stored XSS in NETGEAR routers allows attackers to inject scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-21167?

CVE-2018-21167 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Netgear D6100 Firmware, published on 27 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS. This affects D6100 before 1.0.0.57, DM200 before 1.0.0.50, EX2700 before 1.0.1.32, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.70, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.70, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.62, EX6400 before 1.0.1.78, EX7300 before 1.0.1.78, EX8000 before 1.0.0.114, R6100 before 1.0.1.22, R7500 before 1.0.0.122, R7800 before 1.0.2.42, R8900 before 1.0.3.10, R9000 before 1.0.3.10, WN2000RPTv3 before 1.0.1.26, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.66, WN3100RPv2 before 1.0.0.42, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.96, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.98, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.54, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.54, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.64.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21167?

It affects 21 products.

Products include Netgear D6100 Firmware, Netgear Dm200 Firmware, Netgear Ex2700 Firmware, Netgear Ex6100 Firmware, Netgear Ex6150 Firmware, Netgear Ex6200 Firmware and 15 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-21167?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21167 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-2018-21167 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear D6100 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qgh9-p249-ccvq.

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