CVE-2020-35809 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 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-2020-35809?

CVE-2020-35809 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Netgear D7800 Firmware, published on 29 Dec 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 D7800 before 1.0.1.56, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.46, R7800 before 1.0.2.74, R8900 before 1.0.4.28, R9000 before 1.0.4.28, RAX120 before 1.0.0.78, RBK50 before 2.3.5.30, RBR50 before 2.3.5.30, RBS50 before 2.3.5.30, XR500 before 2.3.2.56, and XR700 before 1.0.1.10.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35809?

It affects 11 products.

Products include Netgear D7800 Firmware, Netgear R7500v2 Firmware, Netgear R7800 Firmware, Netgear R8900 Firmware, Netgear R9000 Firmware, Netgear Rax120 Firmware and 5 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35809?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35809 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-2020-35809 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35809 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear D7800 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x6mh-cwpq-vw2f.

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